Autophagy
A section of Cells (ISSN 2073-4409).
Section Information
Macro-autophagy, micro-autophagy, and chaperone-mediated autophagy are lysosomal degradative processes that allow cells to eliminate unwanted or dysfunctional protein/protein complexes, superfluous or damaged organelles, and also invading pathogens. In most scenarios, autophagy processes specifically target those structures that cells do not want. As a result, they are involved in a multitude of physiological functions and pathological situations. Autophagy is currently one of the fastest-growing research areas in life and medical sciences.
The Section Autophagy of Cells aims to be an active part of the international autophagy research community and aims to attract manuscripts detailing the latest cutting-edge research on autophagy, across kingdoms, on the following topics (but not exclusively):
- Macro-autophagy;
- Micro-autophagy;
- Chaperone-mediated autophagy;
- Mechanism and regulation;
- Adaptation to stresses;
- Physiology (quality control, development and cell differentiation, immunity and infection, stem cell maintenance, tissue homeostasis, etc.);
- Disease (neurodegeneration, cancer, myopathies, autoimmune diseases, etc.).
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Autophagy in Kidney Homeostasis and Disease (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Autophagy and Tumor Microenvironment (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Autophagy in Cell Survival and Growth—2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Autophagy Contribution to Cancer Therapy Resistance (Deadline: 15 July 2024)
- Drosophila Models in Autophagy and Aging (Deadline: 15 July 2024)
- Molecular Mechanisms and Biological Roles of Alternative Autophagy (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Autophagosome Formation (Deadline: 15 August 2024)
- Extracellular Vesicles-Related Cellular Events in Neuronal Biology: Regulated Cell Death, Autophagy, Unfolded Protein Response, and Stress-Related Pathways (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Understanding the Interplay between Autophagy and Neurodegeneration (Deadline: 10 September 2024)
- Crosstalk of Autophagy and Apoptosis: Recent Advances (Deadline: 15 September 2024)
- Mitophagy, Autophagy, Apoptosis and Senescence—the Roles of These Processes in Invasive Cancer Growth: Second Edition (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Autophagy and Inflammasome (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Autophagy Meets Aging 2024 (Deadline: 15 November 2024)
- Exclusive Review Papers in Autophagy—Second Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions: