The Role of Autophagy in Crohn’s Disease
(Macro)-autophagy is a homeostatic process by which eukaryotic cells dispose of protein aggregates and damaged organelles. Autophagy is also used to degrade micro-organisms that invade intracellularly in a process termed xenophagy. Genome-wide association scans have recently identified autophagy gen...
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MDPI AG
2012-08-01
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| Series: | Cells |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/1/3/492 |