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SUBMITTER: Zhang Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3327464 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Yan Y Morgan Michael J MJ Chen Kun K Choksi Swati S Liu Zheng-gang ZG
Blood 20120105 12
Monocytes are programmed to undergo apoptosis in the absence of stimulation. Stimuli that promote monocyte-macrophage differentiation not only cause cellular changes, but also prevent the default apoptosis of monocytes. In the present study, we demonstrate that autophagy is induced when monocytes are triggered to differentiate and that the induction of autophagy is pivotal for the survival and differentiation of monocytes. We also show that inhibition of autophagy results in apoptosis of cells t ...[more]