Targeting Autophagy to Treat Cancer: Challenges and Opportunities
Autophagy is a catabolic process that targets its cargo for lysosomal degradation. In addition to its function in maintaining tissue homeostasis, autophagy is recognized to play a context-dependent role in cancer. Autophagy may inhibit tumor initiation under specific contexts; however, a growing bod...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-11-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Pharmacology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2020.590344/full |