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PIKFYVE Inhibition, A Neuronal “Emetic” for Treating ALS?

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We thank the members of the Fang lab for their comments and critical reading of the manuscript. We apologize for any omission in citing relevant publications due to the reference limit. The research in the Fang lab is supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32270812 and 31970697) and the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (201409003300, 2019SHZDZX02, and 20490712600).

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  1. Interdisciplinary Research Center on Biology and Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China

    Wenkai Yue & Yanshan Fang

  2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

    Wenkai Yue & Yanshan Fang

  3. Department of Psychology, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, 02481, USA

    Connie W. Tang

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Yue, W., Tang, C.W. & Fang, Y. PIKFYVE Inhibition, A Neuronal “Emetic” for Treating ALS?. Neurosci. Bull. 39, 1738–1740 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12264-023-01113-x

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