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Light-switch tool gives researchers precise control over cellular recycling
Key Takeaways
- ASAP uses light to rapidly and reversibly control autophagy.
- The researchers identified tightly regulated nucleoporin proteins as autophagy targets.
- The technique could support studies of autophagy in neurodegeneration, cancer, aging and infection.
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DT Editorial Team··via phys.org