ER-Phagy: Part of the ER is strangulated and broken down into its component parts by autophagosomes (IMAGE)

Goethe University Frankfurt

ER-Phagy: Part of the ER is strangulated and broken down into its component parts by autophagosomes

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Researchers in Frankfurt and Jena have now deciphered how the disturbed recycling chain of the endoplasmic reticulum can cause neurodegenerative diseases.

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Graphics: Manja Schiefer for Jena University Hospital

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