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This study, Dok-7, a member of a family of target docking proteins of tyrosine kinases, is shown to be a necessary player in enhancing the activation of muscle-specific kinase (MuSK) and in the development of the neuromuscular junction (NMJ).

H. Benjamin Peng
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology,
Hong Kong

M. Komatsu et al., "Loss of autophagy in the central nervous system causes neurodegeneration in mice," Nature, 441:880-4, Jun 15, 2006.

This paper ? demonstrates the importance of basal autophagy in preventing the accumulation of diffuse, soluble proteins that can cause neuronal cell death.

Daniel Klionsky
University of Michigan, United States of America

Y. Dong et al., "AgDscam, a hypervariable immunoglobulin domain-containing receptor of the Anopheles gambiae innate immune system," PLoS Biol, 4:e229, Jun 20, 2006.

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