Acute myeloid leukemia stem cell function is preserved in the absence of autophagy.

Autophagy is a complex cellular process that regulates the processing and degradation of intracellular proteins and organelles.[1][1] Within the hematopoietic system, autophagy has diverse roles and is required for hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) function,[2][2] differentiation into erythroid[3][3] or