Exclusive Review Papers in Autophagy
A special issue of Cells (ISSN 2073-4409). This special issue belongs to the section "Autophagy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 September 2023) | Viewed by 13893
Special Issue Editor
Interests: ubiquitin; autophagy; protein targeting; peroxisomes
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Autophagy is an evolutionary conserved catabolic process in eukaryotic cells which allows the degradation of superfluous or damaged proteins, protein complexes, and organelles. This mechanism connects the elimination of these otherwise potential harmful factors with the recycling of macromolecules set free during the disposal within lysosomes or vacuoles. This clearance, which can be induced or constitutive, is a protective mechanism against cellular stress as well as invading pathogens. As a result, distinct autophagy pathways are involved in a multitude of physiological functions and pathological situations.
Autophagy is currently one of the fastest-growing research areas in life and medical sciences. Under the section “Autophagy”, this Special Issue aims to present high-quality review articles detailing the latest cutting-edge research on autophagy in different species. We kindly encourage all research groups covering relevant areas within the section’s scope to contribute up-to-date, full-length comprehensive reviews, highlighting the latest developments in their research field.
Distinguished researchers from all over the world will be invited to contribute to this Special Issue. Potential contributors/invited authors are kindly requested to submit a tentative title and a short abstract to our Editorial Office ([email protected]) for pre-evaluation. Please note that selected full papers will still be subject to a thorough and rigorous peer review. All papers will be published on an ongoing basis. Papers will be published with full open access after peer review.
Dr. Harald W. Platta
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- ubiquitination
- autophagy
- peroxisomes
- macroautophagy
- pexophagy
- mitophagy
- lysosome
- vacuole
- organellar homeostasis
- posttranslational modifications
- lipids
- signaling cascades
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