Roles of autophagy in elimination of intracellular bacterial pathogens

As a fundamental intracellular catabolic process, autophagy is important and required for the elimination of protein aggregates and damaged cytosolic organelles during a variety of stress conditions. Autophagy is now being recognized as an essential component of innate immunity; i.e., the recognitio...

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Main Authors: Eun-Kyeong eJo, Jae-Min eYuk, Dong-Min eShin, Chihiro eSasakawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2013.00097/full