The emerging role of Acid Sphingomyelinase in autophagy

Apoptosis

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 635-644

  Perrotta, Cristiana ^a   Cervia, Davide ^a,b   De Palma, Clara ^a   Assi, Emma ^c   Pellegrino, Paolo ^a   Bassi, Maria Teresa ^c   Clementi, Emilio ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^c SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acid Sphingomyelinase; Autophagic signalling; Autophagy; Autophagy related diseases; Lysosomes

Indexed keywords

SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIESTERASE; SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIESTERASE 1, HUMAN;

ANIMAL; AUTOPHAGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; AUTOPHAGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIESTERASE;

EID: 84939973544     PISSN: 13608185     EISSN: 1573675X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10495-015-1101-9     Document Type: Review

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