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Linking functional decline of telomeres, mitochondria and stem cells during ageing.
Nature - 25 Mar 2010
Sahin Ergün, Depinho Ronald A
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The study of human genetic disorders and mutant mouse models has provided evidence that genome maintenance mechanisms, DNA damage signalling and metabolic regulation cooperate to drive the ageing process. In particular, age-associated telomere damage, diminution of telomere 'capping' function and associated p53 activation have emerged as prime instigators of a functional decline of tissue stem cells and of...
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