ATG7 and cardiomyopathy: Gain- and loss-of-function of Atg7 studies in the αB-crystallin R120G mutation (CryABR120G) model of rat desmin-related cardiomyopathy reveal the significant ability of ATG7 in reversing autophagic deficiency and maintaining physiological levels of basal autophagy (Pattison et al., 2011).