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Chaperone-Mediated Autophagy Is Required for Tumor Growth
16 Nov 2011
Abstract excerpt
The cellular process of autophagy (literally "self-eating") is important for maintaining the homeostasis and bioenergetics of mammalian cells. Two of the best-studied mechanisms of autophagy are macroautophagy and chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA). Changes in macroautophagy activity have been described in cancer cells and in solid tumors, and inhibition of macroautophagy promotes tumorigenesis. Because normal...
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