Mendelian neurodegenerative disease genes involved in autophagy

The lysosomal degradation pathway of macroautophagy (herein referred to as autophagy) plays a crucial role in cellular physiology by regulating the removal of unwanted cargoes such as protein aggregates and damaged organelles. Over the last five decades, significant progress has been made in underst...

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Published inCell discovery Vol. 6; no. 1; p. 24
Main Authors Stamatakou, Eleanna, Wróbel, Lidia, Hill, Sandra Malmgren, Puri, Claudia, Son, Sung Min, Fujimaki, Motoki, Zhu, Ye, Siddiqi, Farah, Fernandez-Estevez, Marian, Manni, Marco M, Park, So Jung, Villeneuve, Julien, Rubinsztein, David Chaim
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 05.05.2020
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Summary:The lysosomal degradation pathway of macroautophagy (herein referred to as autophagy) plays a crucial role in cellular physiology by regulating the removal of unwanted cargoes such as protein aggregates and damaged organelles. Over the last five decades, significant progress has been made in understanding the molecular mechanisms that regulate autophagy and its roles in human physiology and diseases. These advances, together with discoveries in human genetics linking autophagy-related gene mutations to specific diseases, provide a better understanding of the mechanisms by which autophagy-dependent pathways can be potentially targeted for treating human diseases. Here, we review mutations that have been identified in genes involved in autophagy and their associations with neurodegenerative diseases.
ISSN:2056-5968
2056-5968