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Genetic impairment of autophagy intensifies expanded polyglutamine toxicity in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 11 Apr 2008
Khan Liakot A, Yamanaka Tomoyuki, Nukina Nobuyuki
Abstract excerpt
Neuronal homeostasis requires a balance between anabolic and catabolic processes. Eukaryotic cells use two distinct systems for the degradation of unused proteins: the ubiquitin-proteasome system and the autophagic system. The autophagic system is also necessary for the degradation of bulk amounts of proteins and organelles. We have searched for new autophagy-related genes in the Caenorhabditis elegans genome and...
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