Chapter title |
Lysosomal Biology in Cancer
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Chapter number | 19 |
Book title |
Lysosomes
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Published in |
Methods in molecular biology, April 2017
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DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-6934-0_19 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-6932-6, 978-1-4939-6934-0
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Authors |
Fennelly, Colin, Amaravadi, Ravi K., Colin Fennelly, Ravi K. Amaravadi |
Editors |
Karin Öllinger, Hanna Appelqvist |
Abstract |
Cells depend on the lysosome for sequestration and degradation of macromolecules in order to maintain metabolic homeostasis. These membrane-enclosed organelles can receive intracellular and extracellular cargo through endocytosis, phagocytosis, and autophagy. Lysosomes establish acidic environments to activate enzymes that are able to break down biomolecules engulfed through these various pathways. Recent advances in methods to study the lysosome have allowed the discovery of extended roles for the lysosome in various diseases, including cancer, making it an attractive and targetable node for therapeutic intervention. This review focuses on key aspects of lysosomal biology in the context of cancer and how these properties can be exploited for the development of new therapeutic strategies. This will provide a contextual framework for how advances in methodology could be applied in future translational research. |
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