Caspases function in autophagic programmed cell death in Drosophila.

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Self-digestion of cytoplasmic components is the hallmark of autophagic programmed cell death. This auto-degradation appears to be distinct from what occurs in apoptotic cells that are engulfed and digested by phagocytes. Although much is known about apoptosis, far less is known about the mechanisms that regulate autophagic cell death. Here we show that autophagic cell death is regulated by steroid activation of...

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