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RPN-6 determines C. elegans longevity under proteotoxic stress conditions.
Nature - 13 Sept 2012
Vilchez David, Morantte Ianessa, Liu Zheng, Douglas Peter M, Merkwirth Carsten, Rodrigues Ana P C, Manning Gerard, Dillin Andrew
Abstract excerpt
Organisms that protect their germ-cell lineages from damage often do so at considerable cost: limited metabolic resources become partitioned away from maintenance of the soma, leaving the ageing somatic tissues to navigate survival amid an environment containing damaged and poorly functioning proteins. Historically, experimental paradigms that limit reproductive investment result in lifespan extension. We...
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