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Exploring the Regulation of Lipid Droplet Catabolism through Lipophagy
Published on: January 31, 2025
DRAMing for autophagy
Alexandre Leytens1, Jörn Dengjel1
1Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Switzerland.
Abstract:
Autophagy, a catabolic lysosomal recycling pathway, is often found dysregulated in human diseases. Whereas its prime cell stress-related function is cytoprotection, autophagy has also been linked to the activation of apoptosis and cell death. One group of proteins which participates in the orchestration of autophagy and apoptosis is the family of DRAM proteins. In the current issue of The FEBS Journal, Barthet et al. uncover a compensatory crosstalk between the two newest members of the family, DRAM-4 and DRAM-5, the latter one regulating autophagic activity. Comment on https://doi.org/10.1111/febs.16365.
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