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JNK protects Drosophila from oxidative stress by trancriptionally activating autophagy.
Mechanisms of development - 1 Jan 2000
Wu Hai, Wang Meng C, Bohmann Dirk
Abstract excerpt
JNK signaling functions to induce defense mechanisms that protect organisms against acute oxidative and xenobiotic insults. Using Drosophila as a model system, we investigated the role of autophagy as such a JNK-regulated protective mechanism. We show that oxidative stress can induce autophagy in the intestinal epithelium by a mechanism that requires JNK signaling. Consistently, artificial activation of JNK in...
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