Special Issue "Apoptosis and Autophagy: 2nd Edition"
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Cell Biology and Tissue Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (9 June 2023) | Viewed by 1031
Special Issue Editor
Interests: cell death; autophagy; solid cancer; neuro-endocrine; epigenetics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The first volume of the Special Issue “Apoptosis and Autophagy” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/life/special_issues/apoptosis_and_autophagy) was an success, and it is our pleasure to announce the second volume.
Apoptosis and autophagy represent two fundamental cellular processes. They are involved in cell fate decision and they crosstalk with each other through the involvement of different key players. Nonetheless, the ability of apoptosis to cause cell death is counterbalanced by its ability to inhibit the cell death mediated by autophagy. Autophagy can also inhibit apoptosis and cause cell death. The intimate crosstalk between apoptosis and autophagy has not yet been explored. It can occur during embryogenesis, tissue development, cell maturation and senescence. Alterations in these intriguing mechanisms can occur during tumorigenesis and other pathologies in mammals. Further evidence is urgently needed to clarify these fine-tuned cellular processes.
This Special Issue of Life focuses on the recent advances in apoptosis and autophagy. We look forward to your submissions.
Dr. Pietro Di Fazio
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- crosstalk between apoptosis and autophagy
- apoptosis/autophagy and tumorigenesis
- impairment of cell death in cancer
- targeting
- natural compounds
- epigenetics
