Mechanisms of lipid flux during autophagosome biogenesis
Abstract: How an autophagosome grows has been a decades-long question in cell biology. Apparently separate from the classic vesicle trafficking pathways available in the cell, autophagosomes must tap into alternative approaches to gather lipids and expand their membranes. He will discuss recent work towards characterizing these alternative lipid flux pathways.
Matthew Ng will talk about his PhD project : "The role of cholesterol and cholesterol transport proteins in starvation-induced autophagy".