Autophagy has been linked to inflammatory bowel disease. Studies of two different mouse strains deficient in the autophagy-related gene product Atg16L1 now show that autophagy is important in regulating the secretory function of Paneth cells and the production of inflammatory cytokines in the intestine.
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Yano, T., Kurata, S. An unexpected twist for autophagy in Crohn's disease. Nat Immunol 10, 134–136 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni0209-134
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