Yazhou Zhang, Qianqian Wang, Hongjia Xue, Yujin Guo, Shanshan Wei, Fengfeng Li, Linqiang Gong, Weiliang Pan, Pei Jiang
The skeletal system is crucial for supporting bodily functions, protecting vital organs, facilitating hematopoiesis, and storing essential minerals. Skeletal homeostasis, which includes aspects such as bone density, structural integrity, and regenerative processes, is essential for normal skeletal function. Autophagy, an intricate intracellular mechanism for degrading and recycling cellular components, plays a multifaceted role in bone metabolism. It involves sequestering cellular waste, damaged proteins, and organelles within autophagosomes, which are then degraded and recycled...
2024: Function