AKT suppresses retrograde degeneration of dopaminergic axons by inhibition of macroautophagy

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Summary

It is shown that acute retrograde axon degeneration is regulated by Akt/Rheb/mTor signaling pathways, and that deletion of the essential autophagy mediator Atg7 in adult mice achieves striking axon protection in these acute models of retrograde degeneration.

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2011-02-09
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PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway, RHEB, Protein kinase B, Neuroscience, Axon

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