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Calorie restriction reduces rDNA recombination independently of rDNA silencing.
Aging cell - 1 Dec 2009
Riesen Michèle, Morgan Alan
Abstract excerpt
Calorie restriction (CR) extends lifespan in yeast, worms, flies and mammals, suggesting that it acts via a conserved mechanism. In yeast, activation of the NAD-dependent histone deacetylase, Sir2, by CR is thought to increase silencing at the ribosomal DNA, thereby reducing the recombination-ind...
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