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Functional Amino Acids and Autophagy: Diverse Signal Transduction and Application

Chunchen Liu, Linbao Ji, Jinhua Hu, Ying Zhao, L. J. Johnston, Xiujun Zhang, Xi Ma

International Journal of Molecular Sciences · 2021

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Summary

Functional amino acids provide great potential for treating autophagy-related diseases by regulating autophagy. The purpose of the autophagy process is to remove unwanted cellular contents and to recycle nutrients, which is controlled by many factors. Disordered autophagy has been reported to be associated with various diseases, such as cancer, neurodegeneration, aging, and obesity. Autophagy cannot be directly controlled and dynamic amino acid levels are sufficient to regulate autophagy. To date, arginine, leucine, glutamine, and methionine are widely reported functional amino acids that regulate autophagy. As a signal relay station, mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) turns various amino acid signals into autophagy signaling pathways for functional amino acids. Deficiency or

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Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.3390/ijms222111427
Catalogue ID
SNmois7r0n-rfrfdq
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