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A peptide that enhances autophagy suppresses viral infections and clears protein aggregates.

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Figure 1: Identification of a peptide that promotes autophagy.

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  1. Kurt M. Lucin and Tony Wyss-Coray are in the Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA, and the Center for Tissue Regeneration, Repair and Restoration, Veterans Administration Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California, USA.,

    Kurt M Lucin & Tony Wyss-Coray

  2. T.W.-C. is also in the Neuroscience IDP Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.,

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Lucin, K., Wyss-Coray, T. Targeting autophagy for disease therapy. Nat Biotechnol 31, 322–323 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.2554

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