Autophagy and cancer

Beth Levine
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Beth Levine: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75390-9113, USA. beth.levine@utsouthwestern.edu

Nature, 2007, vol. 446, issue 7137, 745-747

Abstract: Autophagy is the degradation of redundant or faulty cell components. It occurs as part of a cell's everyday activities and as a response to stressful stimuli, such as starvation. Connections with cellular life-and-death decisions and with cancer are now emerging.

Date: 2007
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