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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Paolini A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5998118 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

Paolini Andrea A Omairi Saleh S Mitchell Robert R Vaughan Danielle D Matsakas Antonios A Vaiyapuri Sakthivel S Ricketts Thomas T Rubinsztein David C DC Patel Ketan K
Scientific reports 20180613 1
Autophagy has been implicated as a major factor in the development of a number of diseases of skeletal muscle. However, its role in skeletal muscle homeostasis is still evolving. We examined skeletal muscle architecture in a mouse model, Atg16L1, where autophagy is attenuated but importantly still present. We show that muscle fibres from Atg16L1 mice were smaller than wild-type counterparts, proving a role for this process in the growth of these cells. We show that mild attenuation of autophagy ...[more]