Mitophagy (IMAGE)

University of Southern California

Mitophagy

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If mitophagy or Pac Man eats all the cell's mitochondria, then the 'seeds of cancer' will be able to grow unhindered and develop more malignant tumors.

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Keck School of Medicine of USC/Linya Wang

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