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Study of Protein-protein Interactions in Autophagy Research
Published on: September 9, 2017
[Molecular mechanisms of SNARE proteins in regulating autophagy]
Yuanyuan Chen1, Hongyan Chen1, Tairu Lu1
1State Key Laboratory of Genetics, School of Life Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Abstract:
Autophagy is a self-protective mechanism that degrades inner and outer invaded substances to sustain self-maintenance. SNARE (Soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptors) hypothesis suggests important roles of SNARE proteins in the cellular activities of substance transport and specific membrane fusion, unveiling the molecular mechanisms of normal and physiological activities within a cell. Since autophagy involves membrane fusions from the birth of autophagosomes to the formation of autolysosomes, we review recent research progress on the roles of SNARE proteins in regulating autophagy.
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