Autophagy and cell death: no longer at odds
- PMID: 18083090
- PMCID: PMC2502067
- DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2007.11.027
Autophagy and cell death: no longer at odds
Abstract
Autophagy has been associated with both cell survival and cell death, but the role of autophagy in cell death has been controversial. In this issue, Berry and Baehrecke (2007) report that autophagy is involved in physiological cell death during Drosophila development and is controlled by similar mechanisms as those that control its function in cell survival.
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Growth arrest and autophagy are required for salivary gland cell degradation in Drosophila.Cell. 2007 Dec 14;131(6):1137-48. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2007.10.048. Cell. 2007. PMID: 18083103 Free PMC article.
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