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Trehalose accumulation during cellular stress protects cells and cellular proteins from damage by oxygen radicals.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 29 Jun 2001
Benaroudj N, Lee D H, Goldberg A L
Abstract excerpt
The disaccharide trehalose, which accumulates dramatically during heat shock and stationary phase in many organisms, enhances thermotolerance and reduces aggregation of denatured proteins. Here we report a new role for trehalose in protecting cells against oxygen radicals. Exposure of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to a mild heat shock (38 degrees C) or to a proteasome inhibitor (MG132) induced trehalose accumulation...
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