Journal
AUTOPHAGY
Volume 6, Issue 5, Pages 575-588Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.4161/auto.6.5.11962
Keywords
ATG genes; autophagy; ticks; insects; oogenesis; development; metamorphosis; midgut
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- Department of Animal Biology of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
- National Basic Research Program of China [2005CB121002]
- National High-Tech R&D Program of China [2006AA10A119]
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
- Research Council of Norway
- University of Athens
- Hungarian Scientific Research Funds [OTKA NK78012]
- Italian Ministry of University and Research
- University of Insubria
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [22580356] Funding Source: KAKEN
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The autophagic process is one of the best examples of a conserved mechanism of survival in eukaryotes. At the molecular level there are impressive similarities between unicellular and multicellular organisms, but there is increasing evidence that the same process may be used for different ends, i.e., survival or death, at least at the cellular level. Arthropods encompass a wide variety of invertebrates such as insects, crustaceans and spiders, and thus represent the taxon in which most of the investigations on autophagy in nonmammalian models are performed. The present review is focused on the genetic basis and the physiological meaning of the autophagic process in key models of arthropods. The involvement of autophagy in programmed cell death, especially during oogenesis and development, is also discussed.
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