For example, resveratrol, Parkinsonian neurotoxin MPP+ and a small compound targeting the BH3 binding groove of Bcl-XL has been shown to activate autophagy in a Beclin 1-independent manner in breast cancer MCF7 cells, neuroblastoma cells and HeLa cells, respectively[26-30]. The gene discussed is BCL2L1; the disease is breast carcinoma.