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Autophagy promotes synapse development in Drosophila.
The Journal of cell biology - 5 Oct 2009
Shen Wei, Ganetzky Barry
Abstract excerpt
Autophagy, a lysosome-dependent degradation mechanism, mediates many biological processes, including cellular stress responses and neuroprotection. In this study, we demonstrate that autophagy positively regulates development of the Drosophila melanogaster larval neuromuscular junction (NMJ). Aut...
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