Role of the Crosstalk between Autophagy and Apoptosis in Cancer

Autophagy and apoptosis are catabolic pathways essential for organismal homeostasis. Autophagy is normally a cell-survival pathway involving the degradation and recycling of obsolete, damaged, or harmful macromolecular assemblies; however, excess autophagy has been implicated in type II cell death....

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Main Authors: Minfei Su, Yang Mei, Sangita Sinha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Oncology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/102735