Abstract

Autophagy is a well-conserved self-degrading mechanism, which involves the elimination of unnecessary or damaged cellular constituents. Although extensively studied, many aspects regarding its tight regulation and its implication in health and disease remain elusive. The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has been widely used as a simple multicellular model organism for studying the autophagic machinery per se, and uncover its multidimensional roles in the maintenance of cellular and organismal homeostasis. The current protocol describes the in vivo detection and biochemical analysis of the autophagic substrate SQST-1, as an indicator of autophagic flux in C. elegans.

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