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Special Issue on "Proteostasis and Autophagy".

Andreas Kern¹, Christian Behl²

¹Institute of Pathobiochemistry, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Duesbergweg 6, 55128 Mainz, Germany. akern@uni-mainz.de.

|June 29, 2019

Summary

Autophagy is a cellular recycling process that degrades and recycles damaged components. This essential pathway maintains cellular health by clearing out waste and damaged materials.

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Cellular Biology
Molecular Biology

Background:

Autophagy is a fundamental cellular process conserved across eukaryotes.
It involves the lysosomal degradation and recycling of cellular components, including proteins, aggregates, and organelles.