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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Ariosa, Aileen R.
• Lahiri, Vikramjit
• Lei, Yuchen
• Yang, Ying
• Yin, Zhangyuan
• Zhang, Zhihai
• Klionsky, Daniel J.

Titel

A perspective on the role of autophagy in cancer

Ist Teil von

• Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular basis of disease, 2021-12, Vol.1867 (12), p.166262-166262, Article 166262

Ort / Verlag

Netherlands: Elsevier B.V

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

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Quelle

Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Autophagy refers to a ubiquitous set of catabolic pathways required to achieve proper cellular homeostasis. Aberrant autophagy has been implicated in a multitude of diseases including cancer. In this review, we highlight pioneering and groundbreaking research that centers on delineating the role of autophagy in cancer initiation, proliferation and metastasis. First, we discuss the autophagy-related (ATG) proteins and their respective roles in the de novo formation of autophagosomes and the subsequent delivery of cargo to the lysosome for recycling. Next, we touch upon the history of cancer research that centers upon ATG proteins and regulatory mechanisms that control an appropriate autophagic response and how these are altered in the diseased state. Then, we discuss the various discoveries that led to the idea of autophagy as a double-edged sword when it comes to cancer therapy. This review also briefly narrates how different types of autophagy—selective macroautophagy and chaperone-mediated autophagy, have been linked to different cancers. Overall, these studies build upon a steadfast trajectory that aims to solve the monumentally daunting challenge of finding a cure for many types of cancer by modulating autophagy either through inhibition or induction. •We summarize findings on the role of autophagy in cancer from the past two decades.•Regarding cancer, either too little or too much autophagy can lead to disease.•How to modulate autophagy therapeutically remains unresolved and controversial.•Autophagy inhibitors for cancer treatment are currently undergoing clinical trials.