A toxic gain-of-function mechanism in C9orf72 ALS impairs the autophagy-lysosome pathway in neurons

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BACKGROUND: Motor neurons (MNs), which are primarily affected in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), are a specialized type of neurons that are long and non-dividing. Given their unique structure, these cells heavily rely on transport of organelles along their axons and the process of autophagy to maintain their cellular homeostasis. It has been shown that disruption of the autophagy pathway is sufficient to...

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