Not All Autophagy Membranes Are Created Equal
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During starvation, the cell recycles cytoplasmic material by sequestering it in double-membrane organelles, called autophagosomes, which eventually fuse with lysosomes. In this issue, Hailey et al. (2010) identify the outer membrane of mitochondria as a new source of autophagosomal membranes during starvation.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Cell
دوره 141 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010