In this issue of Molecular Cell, Park et al. (2016) elegantly demonstrate that a partial defect in autophagy supports malignant transformation as it favors the production of genotoxic reactive oxygen species by mitochondria.
Keywords: U2AF1(S34F); alternative splicing; autophagic flux; mutational rate; myelodysplastic syndrome; regulated cell death.
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