title: Mitochondrial dynamics: a strategy for avoiding autophagy.
abstract: Cells normally respond to a lack of nutrients by activating autophagy, a prominent pro-survival pathway that involves the catabolism and recycling of cytoplasmic material. Recent results indicate that mitochondria actively elongate during autophagy, thereby avoiding their degradation and sustaining cell viability.
authors.affiliation: INSERM, U848 Apoptosis, Cancer and Immunity, F-94805 Villejuif, France.
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Galluzzi
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kepp
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kroemer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001343:Autophagy; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*