PRKN and infection: Autophagy and mitophagy play many emerging diverse critical roles in stemness and senescence (Palikaras et al, 2015; Garcia‐Prat et al, 2016), progression to cell death in mitosis (Domenech et al, 2015), and resistance against infection (Manzanillo et al, 2013) through Parkin‐dependent and Parkin‐independent processes.