A research team has discovered a novel mechanism essential for initiating autophagy. The study highlights the role of ZDHHC13, an enzyme that palmitoylates ULK1, in triggering autophagy. This ...

An international research team led by Osaka University has identified a new mechanism crucial for the initiation of autophagy, a self-degradation process cells use to eliminate unneeded or damaged ...

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When calorie intake is reduced, the body activates a fascinating process known as autophagy, a self-healing mechanism that recycles damaged or sick cells. This process has garnered attention for its ...

Autophagy—meaning "self-eating" in Greek—is a fundamental cellular mechanism that preserves cell health by recycling and degrading worn-out or dysfunctional components. Serving as an essential ...

A new study sheds light on how autophagy, the body’s process for removing damaged cell parts, when impaired, can play a role in causing heart failure. The research team led by Dr. E. Dale Abel, chair ...

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Autophagy, a fundamental cellular process, involves the degradation and recycling of a cell's own components. This intricate mechanism begins with the ...

Researchers found that microplastics from everyday plastic tableware accumulate in human semen and, although not linked to ...

Upon autophagy induction, ZDHHC13 is recruited to autophagosome formation sites together with ATG9A. ULK1 is palmitoylated at Cys 927 and Cys 1003 residues by ZDHHC13, and the ULK1 complex are ...