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HEPES activates a MiT/TFE-dependent lysosomal-autophagic gene network in cultured cells: A call for caution

Marc J. TolDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, University of Amsterdam, Academic Medical Centre, The Netherlands;Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USAView further author information
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Martijn J.C. van der LiendenLeiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, The NetherlandsView further author information
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Tanit L. GabrielDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, University of Amsterdam, Academic Medical Centre, The NetherlandsView further author information
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Jacob J. HagenDepartment of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn Institute for Genomics and Multiscale Biology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Saskia ScheijDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, University of Amsterdam, Academic Medical Centre, The NetherlandsView further author information
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Tineke VeenendaalDepartment of Cell Biology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, The NetherlandsView further author information
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Judith KlumpermanDepartment of Cell Biology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, The NetherlandsView further author information
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Wilma E. Donker-KoopmanDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, University of Amsterdam, Academic Medical Centre, The NetherlandsView further author information
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Arthur J. VerhoevenDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, University of Amsterdam, Academic Medical Centre, The NetherlandsView further author information
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Hermen OverkleeftLeiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, The NetherlandsView further author information
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Johannes M. AertsLeiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, The NetherlandsView further author information
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Carmen A. ArgmannDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, University of Amsterdam, Academic Medical Centre, The Netherlands;Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn Institute for Genomics and Multiscale Biology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Marco van EijkDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, University of Amsterdam, Academic Medical Centre, The Netherlands;Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 437-449 | Received 10 Oct 2016, Accepted 13 Dec 2017, Published online: 17 Feb 2018

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