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autophagic

American  
[aw-tuh-fayj-ik] / ˌɔ təˈfeɪdʒ ɪk /

adjective

  1. of or relating to autophagy.


Other Word Forms

  • non-autophagic adjective

Example Sentences

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Interestingly, the canonical autophagic degradation was not observed.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2024

The team found that the loss of fly Ykt6 led to an abnormal accumulation of proteins involved in autophagosome formation and autophagic cargo receptor, indicating a block in the autophagy pathway.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2024

"Going forward, we'll be able to do tests on mice to see if new molecules that stabilise mitochondrial and autophagic function can retard the disease."

From Science Daily • Nov. 1, 2023

Interestingly, the familial-PD genes PARK2 and PINK1 play an essential part in the recruitment of the autophagic and lysosomal degradation machinery to defective mitochondria to initiate mitophagy at distal axons121.

From Nature • Nov. 8, 2016

“Mutations in autophagy genes can cause disease, and the autophagic process is involved in several conditions including cancer and neurological disease.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 3, 2016