Sestrin prevents atrophy of disused and aging muscles by integrating anabolic and catabolic signals

Ageing is associated with muscle atrophy, which negatively impacts quality of life. Here the authors show that expression of sestrins decreases during inactivity and that their overexpression prevents atrophy in mice via modulation of autophagy and protein degradation.

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Main Authors: Jessica Segalés, Eusebio Perdiguero, Antonio L. Serrano, Pedro Sousa-Victor, Laura Ortet, Mercè Jardí, Andrei V. Budanov, Laura Garcia-Prat, Marco Sandri, David M. Thomson, Michael Karin, Jun Hee Lee, Pura Muñoz-Cánoves
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/36ab756e6fc848bfb843ed2f784d654b
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