Mice deficient in Epg5 exhibit selective neuronal vulnerability to degeneration
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Mice deficient in Epg5 exhibit selective neuronal vulnerability to degeneration
The molecular mechanism underlying the selective vulnerability of certain neuronal populations associated with neurodegenerative diseases remains poorly understood. Basal autophagy is important for maintaining axonal homeostasis and preventing neurodegeneration. In this paper, we demonstrate that mice deficient in the metazoan-specific autophagy gene Epg5/epg-5 exhibit selective damage of corti...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cell Biology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1540-8140,0021-9525
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201211014