How scientists might use rna to combat this disease

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Autophagy is negatively regulated by a complex called mTORC1.

A. When researchers inhibited mTORC1, the genes related to autophagy (ATGs) were not expressed. What does this suggest about the regulation of ATG expression?

B. In an autophagy-related disease, a person's cells over-express ATGs. Describe how scientists might use RNA to combat this disease.

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