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Record Nr.

UNINA9910253867203321

Autore

Karanasios Eleftherios

Titolo

Autophagy at the Cell, Tissue and Organismal Level / / by Eleftherios Karanasios, Nicholas T. Ktistakis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

3-319-33145-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (107 p.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Cell Biology, , 2625-3534

Disciplina

570

Soggetti

Cytology

Immunology

Biochemistry

Cell Biology

Animal Biochemistry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Autophagy (Autophagia) from 1860 to 1963 -- History of Autophagy after 1963 -- Signalling in Autophagy -- Autophagosome Formation -- Physiological Role of Autophagy and Implications in Disease -- Studying autophagy: List of useful antibodies produced via a community effort.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides an expert summary of autophagy, a relatively new but rapidly expanding field of biomedical science with important implications in health and disease. After a historical review ranging up to the identification of autophagy genes in mammals, the authors discuss the signaling pathways that regulate autophagy, the mechanism of autophagosome formation and the physiological roles of autophagy in development, ageing, neurodegeneration, immune function and cell differentiation. A comprehensive list of useful antibodies for studying autophagy compiled as a community effort is included at the end. The book is intended for newcomers to the field, as well as more experienced researchers looking for a condensed but comprehensive introduction to the physiological function and regulation of the autophagic pathway in mammalian organisms.