title: A comprehensive glossary of autophagy-related molecules and processes.
abstract: Autophagy is a rapidly expanding field in the sense that our knowledge about the molecular mechanism and its connections to a wide range of physiological processes has increased substantially in the past decade. Similarly, the vocabulary associated with autophagy has grown concomitantly. This fact makes it difficult for readers, even those who work in the field, to keep up with the ever-expanding terminology associated with the various autophagy-related processes. Accordingly, we have developed a comprehensive glossary of autophagy-related terms that is meant to provide a quick reference for researchers who need a brief reminder of the regulatory effects of transcription factors or chemical agents that induce or inhibit autophagy, the function of the autophagy-related proteins, or the role of accessory machinery or structures that are associated with autophagy.
authors.affiliation: Life Sciences Institute and Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. klionsky@umich.edu
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Klionsky
authors.forename: Patrice
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Codogno
authors.forename: Ana Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Cuervo
authors.forename: Vojo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Deretic
authors.forename: Zvulun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Elazar
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fueyo-Margareto
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Gewirtz
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kroemer
authors.forename: Beth
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.forename: Noboru
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mizushima
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Rubinsztein
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thumm
authors.forename: Sharon A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Tooze
mesh_terms: D001343:Autophagy / Q000502:physiology; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins