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Autophagy

Autophagy is a conserved, lysosomal catabolic process by which cells selectively degrade and recycle damaged or unnecessary intracellular components to maintain cellular homeostasis.

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AMPK and mTOR regulate autophagy through direct phosphorylation of Ulk1

Joungmok Kim, Mondira Kundu, Benoı̂t Viollet et al. · Nature Cell Biology · 2011 · 7K citations · Full text

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Autophagy in the Pathogenesis of Disease

Beth Levine, Guido Kroemer · Cell · 2008 · 7K citations · Full text

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LC3, a mammalian homologue of yeast Apg8p, is localized in autophagosome membranes after processing

The EMBO Journal · 2000 · 6.5K citations · Full text

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Autophagy fights disease through cellular self-digestion

Noboru Mizushima, Beth Levine, Ana María Cuervo et al. · Nature · 2008 · 6.4K citations · Full text

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Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

Daniel J. Klionsky, Kotb Abdelmohsen, Akihisa Abe et al. · Autophagy · 2016 · 6K citations · Full text

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Authors

167.8K

  1. NM
    Noboru Mizushima

    Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan

    164 publications · 92.2K citations

    110

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  2. YO
    Yoshinori Ohsumi

    National Institute for Basic Biology, Japan

    157 publications · 51.3K citations

    101

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  3. DJ
    Daniel J. Klionsky

    University of Michigan, United States

    215 publications · 46.9K citations

    96

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  4. AM
    Ana María Cuervo

    Albert Einstein College of Medicine, United States

    137 publications · 52.1K citations

    89

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  5. MK
    Masaaki Komatsu

    Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Japan

    129 publications · 55.1K citations

    86

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Institutions

10.2K

  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    157 h-index

    2.1K publications

    555K citations

  2. Inserm

    Paris, France

    156 h-index

    4.3K publications

    1.2M citations

  3. Howard Hughes Medical Institute

    Chevy Chase, United States

    139 h-index

    653 publications

    269.5K citations

  4. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    131 h-index

    1.9K publications

    2M citations

  5. National Institutes of Health

    Bethesda, United States

    127 h-index

    1.6K publications

    518.8K citations

  6. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    123 h-index

    3.1K publications

    473.2K citations

  7. The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    Dallas, United States

    120 h-index

    1.2K publications

    461.9K citations

  8. Albert Einstein College of Medicine

    Bronx, United States

    115 h-index

    964 publications

    374.8K citations

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  1. Autophagy

    2.8K publications · 262.1K citations

    215

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  2. Journal of Biological Chemistry

    JBC · 659 publications · 97.3K citations

    159

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  3. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 380 publications · 70.8K citations

    146

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  4. The Journal of Cell Biology

    JCB · 291 publications · 72.6K citations

    135

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  5. Nature Communications

    463 publications · 53.5K citations

    132

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See also

Autophagy

Molecular Mechanisms

Disease Roles

Experimental Assays

Regulatory Factors

Selective Forms