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A prolonged chronological lifespan is an unexpected benefit of the [PSI(+)] prion in yeast

Self-replicating ‘proteinaceous infectious particles’ or prions are responsible for complex heritable traits in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Our current understanding of the biology of yeast prions stems from studies mostly done in the context of actively dividing cells in optimal laboratory...

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Autores principales: Wang, Kai, Melki, Ronald, Kabani, Mehdi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5599042/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28910422
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0184905