Mitophagy in carcinogenesis, drug resistance and anticancer therapeutics

Abstract The mitochondrion is an organelle that plays a vital role in energy production, cytoplasmic protein degradation and cell death. Mitophagy is an autophagic procedure that specifically clears damaged mitochondria and maintains its homeostasis. Emerging evidence indicates that mitophagy is inv...

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Main Authors: Yanjie Guan, Yifei Wang, Bo Li, Kai Shen, Quanfu Li, Yingyin Ni, Lei Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:Cancer Cell International
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12935-021-02065-w