In the process of autophagy, cellular constituents are degraded and recycled. Toren Finkel and his colleagues show that this process also regulates the secretion of a key blood-clotting protein by endothelial cells, such that transient inhibition of autophagy might be therapeutically useful for treating thrombotic disorders.
- Takehiro Torisu
- Kumiko Torisu
- Toren Finkel