Autophagy in major human diseases

DJ Klionsky, G Petroni, RK Amaravadi… - The EMBO …, 2021 - embopress.org
Autophagy is a core molecular pathway for the preservation of cellular and organismal
homeostasis. Pharmacological and genetic interventions impairing autophagy responses …

A new perspective on NAFLD: Focusing on lipid droplets

E Scorletti, RM Carr - Journal of hepatology, 2022 - Elsevier
Lipid droplets (LDs) are complex and metabolically active organelles. They are composed of
a neutral lipid core surrounded by a monolayer of phospholipids and proteins. LD …

Lysosome biology in autophagy

WWY Yim, N Mizushima - Cell discovery, 2020 - nature.com
Autophagy is a major intracellular degradation system that derives its degradative abilities
from the lysosome. The most well-studied form of autophagy is macroautophagy, which …

Autophagy in liver diseases: a review

H Qian, X Chao, J Williams, S Fulte, T Li, L Yang… - Molecular aspects of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The liver is a highly dynamic metabolic organ that plays critical roles in plasma protein
synthesis, gluconeogenesis and glycogen storage, cholesterol metabolism and bile acid …

Dynamics and functions of lipid droplets

JA Olzmann, P Carvalho - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2019 - nature.com
Lipid droplets are storage organelles at the centre of lipid and energy homeostasis. They
have a unique architecture consisting of a hydrophobic core of neutral lipids, which is …

[HTML][HTML] Chaperone-mediated autophagy prevents collapse of the neuronal metastable proteome

M Bourdenx, A Martín-Segura, A Scrivo… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Components of the proteostasis network malfunction in aging, and reduced protein quality
control in neurons has been proposed to promote neurodegeneration. Here, we investigate …

Autophagy and the hallmarks of aging

S Kaushik, I Tasset, E Arias, O Pampliega… - Ageing research …, 2021 - Elsevier
Autophagy, an essential cellular process that mediates degradation of proteins and
organelles in lysosomes, has been tightly linked to cellular quality control for its role as part …

Chaperone-mediated autophagy sustains haematopoietic stem-cell function

S Dong, Q Wang, YR Kao, A Diaz, I Tasset, S Kaushik… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
The activation of mostly quiescent haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) is a prerequisite for life-
long production of blood cells. This process requires major molecular adaptations to allow …

The coming of age of chaperone-mediated autophagy

S Kaushik, AM Cuervo - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2018 - nature.com
Chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA) was the first studied process that indicated that
degradation of intracellular components by the lysosome can be selective—a concept that is …

[HTML][HTML] Triglyceride metabolism in the liver

M Alves-Bezerra, DE Cohen - Comprehensive physiology, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Triglyceride molecules represent the major form of storage and transport of fatty acids within
cells and in the plasma. The liver is the central organ for fatty acid metabolism. Fatty acids …