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Next questions in autophagy

Our understanding of the basic mechanisms of autophagy is growing, but many questions remain about the types of autophagy cells use, when they use them, and how they function in different contexts. We asked emerging and established leaders in the field to discuss the questions and areas that they are most excited about to deepen our understanding of autophagy.

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Correspondence to Ana Maria Cuervo, Zvulun Elazar, Chantell Evans, Liang Ge, Malene Hansen, Marja Jäättelä, Jin Rui (Amos) Liang, Ben Loos, Noboru Mizushima, Anna Katharina Simon, Sharon Tooze, Tamotsu Yoshimori or Shuhei Nakamura.

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Cuervo, A.M., Elazar, Z., Evans, C. et al. Next questions in autophagy. Nat Cell Biol (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41556-024-01404-z

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