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Suppression of basal autophagy in neural cells causes neurodegenerative disease in mice

Taichi Hara, Kenji Nakamura, Makoto Matsui, Akitsugu Yamamoto, Yohko Nakahara, Rika Suzuki-Migishima, Minesuke Yokoyama, Kenji Mishima, Ichiro Saito, Hideyuki Okano,

Nature · 2006 · 3.8K citations · 29 references

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LC3, a mammalian homologue of yeast Apg8p, is localized in autophagosome membranes after processing

The EMBO Journal · 2000 · 6.5K citations · Full text

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Loss of autophagy in the central nervous system causes neurodegeneration in mice

Masaaki Komatsu, Satoshi Waguri, Tomoki Chiba et al. · Nature · 2006 · 3.5K citations

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p62/SQSTM1 forms protein aggregates degraded by autophagy and has a protective effect on huntingtin-induced cell death

Geir Bjørkøy, Trond Lamark, Andreas Brech et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology · 2005 · 3.3K citations · Full text

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Exon 1 of the HD Gene with an Expanded CAG Repeat Is Sufficient to Cause a Progressive Neurological Phenotype in Transgenic Mice

Laura Mangiarini, Kirupa Sathasivam, Mary J. Seller et al. · Cell · 1996 · 3.1K citations · Full text

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The role of autophagy during the early neonatal starvation period

Akiko Kuma, Masahiko Hatano, Makoto Matsui et al. · Nature · 2004 · 2.8K citations

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