Ceramide-induced starvation triggers homeostatic autophagy

Autophagy

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 407-409

  Peralta, Eigen R ^a   Edinger, Aimee L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

AMP activated protein kinase (AMPK); Autophagy; Bioenergetics; Cancer; Ceramide; Nutrient transporter proteins; Sphingolipid

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE; SPHINGOLIPID;

ARTICLE; AUTOPHAGY; CELL DEATH; CELL PROTECTION; CELL STRESS; CYTOTOXICITY; DOWN REGULATION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STARVATION; WILD TYPE;

EID: 65249142829     PISSN: 15548627     EISSN: 15548635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/auto.5.3.7809     Document Type: Article

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