title: The role of mammalian autophagy in protein metabolism.
abstract: Autophagy is in principle a non-selective degradation system within cells, which is conserved in all eukaryotic cells. Autophagy is usually suppressed at low levels but can be upregulated during periods of nutrient starvation, which facilitates cell survival. In addition to this fundamental role, basal autophagy was recently revealed to be important for constitutive turnover of intracellular proteins and organelles. Autophagy has been considered to be involved also in presentation of endogenous antigens, degradation of invasive bacteria, tumor suppression, cell death and development. This review will discuss the biological significance of autophagy, particularly focusing on its implications in protein metabolism in mammals.
authors.affiliation: SORST, Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Kawaguchi, Japan .
authors.forename: Noboru
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mizushima
keywords: aggregation; amino acids; protein degradation; starvation
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