date:Apr 11, 2017
cteria, the proteins required to activate autophagy are degraded in lysosomes in the cells. Robinson said, the pathogen dismantles the machinery by targeting it for degradation and thereby escaping the immune system.
The researchers are going to use this information to search for therapeutic applications in the treatment of other diseases like cancer. For instance, cancer cells up regulate autophagy to survive stressful conditions. Scientists hope that they can strengthen or weaken the level of