Regulation of autophagy by microRNAs

Tekirdağ, Kumsal Ayşe and Öztürk, Deniz Gülfem and Gözüaçık, Devrim (2015) Regulation of autophagy by microRNAs. In: Hayat, M. A., (ed.) Autophagy: Cancer, Other Pathologies, Inflammation, Immunity, Infection, and Aging. Regulation of Autophagy and Selective Autophagy, 6. Elsevier Academic Press, The Netherlands, pp. 85-101. ISBN 9780128010327 (Print) 9780128010532 (Online)

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Abstract

To cope with stress factors including nutrient deprivation, toxins, abnormal protein accumulation, cells developed mechanisms to repair damage caused by stress or, in cases where the damage is irrepairable, cell death responses. Autophagy and apoptosis are among the most important stress and death response mechanisms. Autophagy is defined by sequestration and transport of cytoplasm pieces and organelles by double- or multi-membrane vesicles and, degradation of the cargo following fusion with lysosomes. Consequently, autophagy plays an important role in elimination of long-lived proteins, damaged organelles, mutant proteins and even intracellular bacteria and viruses, helping to survive stressfull conditions. Paradoxically, depending stress and cell type, autophagy may kill cells by a non-apoptotic programmed cell death mechanism called “autophagic cell death”. Recent studies including our publications suggest that miRNAs add a novel layer of regulation to autophagy pathways. Molecular details of autophagy regulation by miRNAs started to emerge in the last 2 years. In this chapter we will summarize acccumulating data on this novel mechanism of autophagy regulation.
Item Type: Book Section / Chapter
Additional Information: DG is the corresponding author
Uncontrolled Keywords: cancer, chemotherapy, autophagy, signaling
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
R Medicine > RB Pathology
R Medicine > RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences > Academic programs > Biological Sciences & Bio Eng.
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Depositing User: Devrim Gözüaçık
Date Deposited: 20 Nov 2015 15:19
Last Modified: 26 Apr 2022 08:33
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/27519

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