Autophagy and Autoimmunity CrossTalks

Autophagy, initially viewed as a conserved bulk-degradation mechanism, has emerged as a central player in a multitude of immune functions. Autophagy is important in host defense against intracellular and extracellular pathogens, metabolic syndromes, immune cell homeostasis, antigen processing and pr...

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Main Authors: Abhisek eBhattacharya, N. Tony eEissa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2013.00088/full