Copper – a novel stimulator of autophagy

Toxic copper accumulation causes Wilson disease, but trace amounts of copper are required for cellular and organismal survival. In a recent paper Tsang et al. (Nat Cell Biol, doi: 10.1038/s41556-020-0481-4) demonstrate that copper binds with high affinity to a designated interaction site in the pro-...

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Main Authors: Hans Zischka, Guido Kroemer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shared Science Publishers OG 2020-04-01
Series:Cell Stress
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Online Access:http://www.cell-stress.com/researcharticles/2020a-zischka-cell-stress/