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Autophagy is the natural process by which cells break down surplus or dysfunctional protein; organelles such as mitochondria; and viruses and other pathogens. ... When autophagy fails, dysfunctional material builds up and fuels a cascade of problems,
The 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Yoshinori Ohsumi for his discoveries of mechanisms for autophagy. ... Similarly, mutations in autophagy genes have been linked with various cancers, with Ohsumi's work prompting current
Awards went to the following research programmes:. Dr Asa Abeliovich of Columbia University is targeting the autophagy cellular pathway involved in clearing away protein such as alpha-synuclein, whose clumping is ... Abeliovich will test small-molecule
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