Neuronal autophagy in the control of synapse function

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Neurons are long-lived postmitotic cells that capitalize on autophagy to remove toxic or defective proteins and organelles to maintain neurotransmission and the integrity of their functional proteome. Mutations in autophagy genes cause congenital diseases, sharing prominent brain dysfunctions including epilepsy, intellectual disability, and neurodegeneration. Ablation of core autophagy genes in neurons or glia...

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