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Autophagy. cancer, other pathologies, inflammation, immunity, infection, and aging / Volume 7, Role of autophagy in therapeutic applications :

Understanding the importance and necessity of the role of autophagy in health and disease is vital for the studies of cancer, aging, neurodegeneration, immunology, and infectious diseases. Comprehensive and up-to-date, this book offers a valuable guide to these cellular processes whilst inciting res...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hayat, M. A., 1940- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Diego, CA : Academic Press, 2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; Autophagy; Copyright Page; Dedication; Mitophagy and Biogenesis; Autophagy and Cancer; Some Thoughts on Autophagy and Immunity; Autophagy: Friend or Foe?; Contents; Foreword by Roberta A. Gottlieb; Foreword by Eeva-Liisa Eskelinen; Preface; Contributors; Abbreviations and Glossary; Autophagy: Volume 1
  • Contributions; Autophagy: Volume 2
  • Contributions; Autophagy: Volume 3
  • Contributions; Autophagy: Volume 4
  • Contributions; Autophagy: Volume 5
  • Contributions; Autophagy: Volume 6
  • Contributions.
  • 1 Introduction to Autophagy: Cancer, Other Pathologies, Inflammation, Immunity, Infection, and Aging, Volume 7Introduction; Specific Functions of Autophagy (A Summary); Autophagy in Normal Mammalian Cells; Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Autophagy; Major Types of Autophagies; Macroautophagy (Autophagy); Microautophagy; Chaperone-Mediated Autophagy; Autophagosome Formation; Autophagic Lysosome Reformation; Autophagic Proteins; Abnormal Proteins; Protein Degradation Systems; Beclin 1; Non-Autophagic Functions of Autophagy-Related Proteins; Microtubule-Associated Protein Light Chain 3.
  • Monitoring AutophagyReactive Oxygen Species (ROS); Mammalian Target of Rapamycin (mTOR); Role of Autophagy in Tumorigenesis and Cancer; Role of Autophagy in Immunity; Autophagy and Senescence; Role of Autophagy in Viral Defense and Replication; Role of Autophagy in Intracellular Bacterial Infection; Role of Autophagy in Heart Disease; Role of Autophagy in Neurodegenerative Diseases; Cross-Talk between Autophagy and Apoptosis; Autophagy and Ubiquitination; Aggresome: Ubiquitin Proteasome and Autophagy Systems; Autophagy and Necroptosis; Mitochondrial Fusion and Fission; Selective Autophagies.
  • AllophagyAxonophagy (Neuronal Autophagy); Crinophagy; Exophagy; Glycophagy; Lipophagy; Role of Lipophagy in Alcohol-Induced Liver Disease; Mitophagy; Nucleophagy; Pexophagy; Reticulophagy; Ribophagy; Xenophagy; Zymophagy; References; I. Autophagosome Biogenesis and Regulation; 2 Role of Endoplasmic Reticulum in the Formation of Phagophores/Autophagosomes: Three-Dimensional Morphology; Introduction; The Autophagic Pathway; Why is the Phagophore so Elusive?; Origin of the Phagophore Membrane; Capturing Phagophore Biogenesis Using Electron Microscopy and Electron Tomography.
  • Electron Tomography Reveals Connections between the Phagophore and the ERA Note on Sample Preparation for Electron Tomography; Methodology for Chemical and Cryofixation of Cells; Electron Tomography; Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; References; 3 The Nucleus-Vacuole Junction in Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Introduction; Structure of the Nucleus-Vacuole Junction; Functions of the Nucleus-Vacuole Junction; Piecemeal Microautophagy of the Nucleus; Role of Nucleus-Vacuole Junctions in Lipid Metabolism; Similar Functions in Mammals; Conclusion and Perspectives; References.