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Autophagy is a complex process of intracellular degradation of senescent or malfunctioning organelles. Dysregulated autophagy is associated with certain cancers, neurodegenerative diseases, immune dysfunction, and aging. Therapies aimed at regulating autophagy are being developed.
Mizushima et al. (Wed,) studied this question.