Autophagy: Assays and artifacts

Journal of Pathology

Volumn 221, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 117-124

  Barth, Sandra ^a   Glick, Danielle ^a,b   Macleod, Kay F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis; Autophagic flux; Autophagy; LC3; Mechanism; Method; Process; Technique

Indexed keywords

2 MORPHOLINO 8 PHENYLCHROMONE; 3 METHYLADENINE; BAFILOMYCIN A1; CHLOROQUINE; EVEROLIMUS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 1; MICROTUBULE PROTEIN 1 LIGHT CHAIN 3; PEPSTATIN; PROTEIN LC3B II; RAPAMYCIN; TEMSIROLIMUS; THAPSIGARGIN; TUNICAMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WORTMANNIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTIFACT; AUTOPHAGY; BIOGENESIS; CANCER CELL; CELL ASSAY; CELL MOTILITY; CELL STRESS; CELL TYPE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CYTOPLASM; DRUG INHIBITION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM STRESS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NONHUMAN; PHAGOSOME; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REVIEW; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; AUTOPHAGY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; LYSOSOMES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; PHAGOSOMES;

EID: 77952766891     PISSN: 00223417     EISSN: 10969896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/path.2694     Document Type: Review

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