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• Genetic interactions between Drosophila melanogaster Atg1 and paxillin reveal a role for paxillin in autophagosome formation.

  Chen GC, Lee JY, Tang HW, Debnath J, Thomas SM, Settleman J. Chen GC, et al. Autophagy. 2008 Jan;4(1):37-45. doi: 10.4161/auto.5141. Epub 2007 Oct 8. Autophagy. 2008. PMID: 17952025
• Promoting basal levels of autophagy in the nervous system enhances longevity and oxidant resistance in adult Drosophila.

  Simonsen A, Cumming RC, Brech A, Isakson P, Schubert DR, Finley KD. Simonsen A, et al. Autophagy. 2008 Feb;4(2):176-84. doi: 10.4161/auto.5269. Epub 2007 Nov 6. Autophagy. 2008. PMID: 18059160
• Longevity pathways converge on autophagy genes to regulate life span in Caenorhabditis elegans.

  Tóth ML, Sigmond T, Borsos E, Barna J, Erdélyi P, Takács-Vellai K, Orosz L, Kovács AL, Csikós G, Sass M, Vellai T. Tóth ML, et al. Autophagy. 2008 Apr;4(3):330-8. doi: 10.4161/auto.5618. Epub 2008 Jan 21. Autophagy. 2008. PMID: 18219227
• SNF4Agamma, the Drosophila AMPK gamma subunit is required for regulation of developmental and stress-induced autophagy.

  Lippai M, Csikós G, Maróy P, Lukácsovich T, Juhász G, Sass M. Lippai M, et al. Autophagy. 2008 May;4(4):476-86. doi: 10.4161/auto.5719. Epub 2008 Feb 13. Autophagy. 2008. PMID: 18285699