Expression of WIPI2B counteracts age-related decline in autophagosome biogenesis in neurons

Autophagy defects are implicated in multiple late-onset neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s, and Parkinson’s diseases. Since aging is the most common shared risk factor in neurodegeneration, we assessed rates of autophagy in mammalia...

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Main Authors: Andrea KH Stavoe, Pallavi P Gopal, Andrea Gubas, Sharon A Tooze, Erika LF Holzbaur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2019-07-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/44219