Aggregation of polyQ proteins is increased upon yeast aging and affected by Sir2 and Hsf1: novel quantitative biochemical and microscopic assays.

Aging-related neurodegenerative disorders, such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and Huntington's diseases, are characterized by accumulation of protein aggregates in distinct neuronal cells that eventually die. In Huntington's disease, the protein huntingtin forms aggregates, and the...

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Main Authors: Aviv Cohen, Liron Ross, Iftach Nachman, Shoshana Bar-Nun
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/951e9e817664425ba30d3c624f10e7fd
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