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Deficient autophagy in epithelial stem cells drives aging in the freshwater cnidarian Hydra.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 23 Jan 2020
Tomczyk Szymon, Suknovic Nenad, Schenkelaars Quentin, Wenger Yvan, Ekundayo Kazadi, Buzgariu Wanda, Bauer Christoph, Fischer Kathleen, Austad Steven, Galliot Brigitte
Abstract excerpt
Hydra possesses three distinct stem cell populations that continuously self-renew and prevent aging in Hydra vulgaris However, sexual animals from the H. oligactis cold-sensitive strain Ho_CS develop an aging phenotype upon gametogenesis induction, initiated by the loss of interstitial stem cells. Animals stop regenerating, lose their active behaviors and die within 3 months. This phenotype is not observed in the...
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