All autophagy articles
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NewsZika virus uses cells’ ‘self-care’ system to turn against host
A new study reveals the biological secret to the Zika virus’s infectious success: Zika uses host cells’ own ‘self-care’ system of clearing away useless molecules to suppress the host proteins that the virus has employed to get into those cells in the first place.
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NewsResearchers undercover how macronucleophagy ensures survival in nitrogen-starved yeast
Scientists sought to shed light on how macronucleophagy ensures the survival of nitrogen-starved S. cerevisiae and revealed that uncontrolled micronucleophagy due to the lack of normal macronucleophagy causes cell death.
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NewsResearchers are using RNA in a new approach to fight HIV
Scientists have developed a novel nanomedicine loaded with genetic material called small interfering RNAs (siRNA) to fight human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) using gene therapy.
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NewsAdvanced cryo-electron microscope reveals how poliovirus rearranges human cells
Researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, have shone a light on how poliovirus behaves when it takes over an infected cell and tricks the cell into producing new virus particles.