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My understanding is that salt inhibits the development of microbes (like lactobacillus) that assist the yeast in breaking down the gluten, so a long autolyse can be kept in check by the addition of salt and/or cold temperatures, without worry about the gluten degrading to the point of losing structure.
I could have that wrong though.