2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Awarded for Discoveries in Autophagy
Yoshinori Ohsumi Honored for Elucidating Mechanisms of Fundamental Cellular Process
Key Findings Established Autophagy's Existence in Mammalian Cells
The 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Yoshinori Ohsumi "for his discoveries of mechanisms for autophagy."
Autophagy, a fundamental cellular process, involves the degradation and recycling of cellular components. Ohsumi's research, conducted using yeast as a model organism, has provided key insights into the molecular machinery and regulation of autophagy in eukaryotic cells, including mammalian cells. His work has laid the groundwork for understanding the role of autophagy in health and disease, with implications for drug discovery and the development of new therapies.
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