Autophagy: Friend or Foe in Breast Cancer Development, Progression, and Treatment
Autophagy is a catabolic Brush process responsible for the degradation and recycling of long-lived proteins and organelles by lysosomes.This degradative pathway sustains cell survival during nutrient deprivation, but in some circumstances, autophagy leads to cell death.Thereby, autophagy can serve as tumor suppressor, as the reduction in autophagic