Laura Cinque

Revisiting Inherited Metabolic Diseases ( IMDs ) Through the Lens of Selective Autophagy

ABSTRACT Selective autophagy is increasingly recognized as a fundamental quality‐control mechanism that complements bulk autophagy by enabling the targeted degradation of specific intracellular cargos, including mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum (ER), lipid droplets, glycogen,...

Generation and Characterization of an Osteoclastic Cell Model of Gaucher’s Bone Disease

Abstract Gaucher disease (GD) is caused by recessive mutations in the GBA1 gene (Glucosylceramidase beta 1) generating lysosomal accumulation of glucosylceramides. Bone phenotypes related to GD include Erlenmeyer flask deformity, osteosclerosis, osteonecrosis, osteopenia, and bon...