title: Autophagosome Formation by Endophilin Keeps Synapses in Shape.
abstract: Soukup et al. (2016), in this issue of Neuron, and Murdoch et al. (2016), in Cell Reports, reveal an unexpected function for the endocytic protein endophilin in autophagosome formation at synapses: preventing neurodegeneration and ataxia.
authors.affiliation: Leibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie, 13125 Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Marijn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuijpers
authors.affiliation: Leibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie, 13125 Berlin, Germany. Electronic address: haucke@fmp-berlin.de.
authors.forename: Volker
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Haucke
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D000071182:Autophagosomes; D001343:Autophagy; D009474:Neurons; D013569:Synapses
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing