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Nature Chemical Biology 3, 331–338 (1 June 2007) | doi:10.1038/nchembio883

Small molecules enhance autophagy and reduce toxicity in Huntington's disease models

Sovan Sarkar , Ethan O Perlstein , Sara Imarisio , Sandra Pineau , Axelle Cordenier , Rebecca L Maglathlin , John A Webster , Timothy A Lewis , Cahir J O'Kane , Stuart L Schreiber & David C Rubinsztein

The target of rapamycin proteins regulate various cellular processes including autophagy, which may play a protective role in certain neurodegenerative and infectious diseases. Here we show that a primary small-molecule screen in yeast yields novel small-molecule modulators of mammalian autophagy.