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http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/17327275http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#typehttp://purl.uniprot.org/core/Journal_Citation
http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/17327275http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#typehttp://purl.uniprot.org/core/Journal_Citation
http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/17327275http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#comment"Necrotic cell death is a common feature in numerous human neurodegenerative disorders. In the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, gain-of-function mutations in genes that encode specific ion channel subunits such as the degenerins DEG-1 and MEC-4, and the acetylcholine receptor subunit DEG-3 lead to necrotic-like degeneration of a subset of neurons. Neuronal demise caused by ion channel hyperactivity is accompanied by intense degradation of cytoplasmic contents, dramatic membrane infolding and vacuole formation; however, the cellular pathways underlying such processes remain largely unknown. Here we show that the function of three autophagy genes, whose yeast and mammalian orthologs are implicated in cytoplasmic self-degradation, membrane trafficking and the cellular response to starvation, contributes to ion-channel-dependent neurotoxicity in C. elegans. Inactivation of unc-51, bec-1 and lgg-1, the worm counterparts of the yeast autophagy genes Atg1, Atg6 and Atg8 respectively, partially suppresses degeneration of neurons with toxic ion channel variants. We also demonstrate that the TOR-kinase-mediated signaling pathway, a nutrient sensing system that downregulates the autophagy gene cascade, protects neurons from undergoing necrotic cell death, whereas nutrient deprivation promotes necrosis. Our findings reveal a role for autophagy genes in neuronal cell loss in C. elegans."xsd:string
http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/17327275http://purl.org/dc/terms/identifier"doi:10.1242/jcs.03401"xsd:string
http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/17327275http://purl.org/dc/terms/identifier"doi:10.1242/jcs.03401"xsd:string
http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/17327275http://purl.uniprot.org/core/author"Simon P."xsd:string
http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/17327275http://purl.uniprot.org/core/author"Simon P."xsd:string
http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/17327275http://purl.uniprot.org/core/author"Vellai T."xsd:string
http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/17327275http://purl.uniprot.org/core/author"Vellai T."xsd:string
http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/17327275http://purl.uniprot.org/core/author"Kovacs A.L."xsd:string
http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/17327275http://purl.uniprot.org/core/author"Kovacs A.L."xsd:string
http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/17327275http://purl.uniprot.org/core/author"Toth M.L."xsd:string
http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/17327275http://purl.uniprot.org/core/author"Toth M.L."xsd:string
http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/17327275http://purl.uniprot.org/core/date"2007"xsd:gYear
http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/17327275http://purl.uniprot.org/core/date"2007"xsd:gYear
http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/17327275http://purl.uniprot.org/core/name"J. Cell Sci."xsd:string
http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/17327275http://purl.uniprot.org/core/name"J. Cell Sci."xsd:string
http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/17327275http://purl.uniprot.org/core/pages"1134-1141"xsd:string
http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/17327275http://purl.uniprot.org/core/pages"1134-1141"xsd:string
http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/17327275http://purl.uniprot.org/core/title"Influence of autophagy genes on ion-channel-dependent neuronal degeneration in Caenorhabditis elegans."xsd:string
http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/17327275http://purl.uniprot.org/core/title"Influence of autophagy genes on ion-channel-dependent neuronal degeneration in Caenorhabditis elegans."xsd:string
http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/17327275http://purl.uniprot.org/core/volume"120"xsd:string
http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/17327275http://purl.uniprot.org/core/volume"120"xsd:string
http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/17327275http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#exactMatchhttp://purl.uniprot.org/pubmed/17327275
http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/17327275http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#exactMatchhttp://purl.uniprot.org/pubmed/17327275