Maturation and Clearance of Autophagosomes in Neurons Depends on a Specific Cysteine Protease Isoform, ATG-4.2
Hill SE, Kauffman KJ, Krout M, Richmond JE, Melia TJ, Colón-Ramos DA. Maturation and Clearance of Autophagosomes in Neurons Depends on a Specific Cysteine Protease Isoform, ATG-4.2. Developmental Cell 2019, 49: 251-266.e8. PMID: 30880001, PMCID: PMC6482087, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2019.02.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic screenForward genetic screenClearance of autophagosomesProtease isoformsAutophagosomesCell bodiesAutophagosome clearanceSynaptic materialNeurodegenerative diseasesMaturationRetrograde transportNeuronal activityAbnormal accumulationNeuronsSingle neuronsClearanceGABARAPVivoTraffickingAutophagyScreenIsoformsMechanismMembraneSynapse