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Atg22 recycles amino acids to link the degradative and recycling functions of autophagy.
Molecular biology of the cell - 1 Dec 2006
Yang Zhifen, Huang Ju, Geng Jiefei, Nair Usha, Klionsky Daniel J
Abstract excerpt
In response to stress conditions (such as nutrient limitation or accumulation of damaged organelles) and certain pathological situations, eukaryotic cells use autophagy as a survival mechanism. During nutrient stress the main purpose of autophagy is to degrade cytoplasmic materials within the lys...
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