Molecular Characterization of Autophagic Responses Part A - Volume 587

Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved mechanism for the lysosomal degradation of superfluous or dangerous cytoplasmic entities, and plays a critical role in the preservation of cellular and organismal homeostasis. Monitoring the biochemical processes that accompany autophagy is fundamental for understanding whether autophagic responses are efficient or dysfunctional.

This volume presents a collection of methods for the qualitative and quantitative evaluation of virtually all the morphological, biochemical and functional manifestations of autophagy, in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo, in organisms as distant as yeast and man.

• offers a detailed overview of the protocols used to study autophagy and various aspects of autophagic responses
• written in an accessible style by renowned experts in the field