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Regulation of presynaptic neurotransmission by macroautophagy.
Neuron - 26 Apr 2012
Hernandez Daniela, Torres Ciara A, Setlik Wanda, Cebrián Carolina, Mosharov Eugene V, Tang Guomei, Cheng Hsiao-Chun, Kholodilov Nikolai, Yarygina Olga, Burke Robert E, Gershon Michael, Sulzer David
Abstract excerpt
mTOR is a regulator of cell growth and survival, protein synthesis-dependent synaptic plasticity, and autophagic degradation of cellular components. When triggered by mTOR inactivation, macroautophagy degrades long-lived proteins and organelles via sequestration into autophagic vacuoles. mTOR further regulates synaptic plasticity, and neurodegeneration occurs when macroautophagy is deficient. It is nevertheless...
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