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ReviewCurrent opinion in neurobiology2019

Vesicular degradation pathways in neurons: at the crossroads of autophagy and endo-lysosomal degradation.

C Alexander Boecker, Erika Lf Holzbaur

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Review in Current opinion in neurobiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Late Endosome Transport by RILP-RAB7A Promotes Dendrite Arborization Independently of Degradation.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2026
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  2. Late endosome transport by RILP-RAB7A promotes dendrite arborization.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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  12. Organization of Presynaptic Autophagy-Related Processes.Frontiers in synaptic neuroscience · 2022
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  17. Editorial overview: Molecular neuroscience.Current opinion in neurobiology · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

C Alexander BoeckerDepartment of Physiology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States. Electronic address: holzbaur@mail.med.upenn.edu.
Erika Lf HolzbaurDepartment of Physiology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States.

Funding

Mechanistic analysis of axonal transport defects in neurodegenerative diseaseR37NS060698 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI HOLZBAUR, ERIKA L · 2014 to 2020
$2.9M
NINDS NIH HHS R37 NS060698
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autophagy and endo-lysosomal degradation are two parallel degradation pathways essential for maintaining neuronal health and function. Autophagosomes and endosomes sequester cellular cargo through different mechanisms, but these pathways converge upon fusion with lysosomes. Both pathways are spatially regulated, with distinct features evident in the soma, axons, and dendrites, possibly as an adaptation to the unique morphology of neurons and the specific demands of each compartment. Relatively little is known about how autophagy and endo-lysosomal degradation interact and how their activities may be coordinated. We review our current understanding of autophagy and endo-lysosomal degradation in neurons, highlighting common features and differences as well as the intersection of these two essential cellular pathways.

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AutophagyLysosomesNeuronsAxonsEndosomes

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PMID30784982
PMCPMC6629518

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