The plasticity of aging: insights from long-lived mutants.

@article{citeulike:131502, abstract = {Mutations in genes affecting endocrine signaling, stress responses, metabolism, and telomeres can all increase the life spans of model organisms. These mutations have revealed evolutionarily conserved pathways for aging, some of which appear to extend life span in response to sensory cues, caloric restriction, or stress. Many mutations affecting longevity pathways delay age-related disease, and the molecular analysis of these pathways is leading to a mechanistic understanding of how these two processes--aging and disease susceptibility--are linked.}, address = {Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, USA. ckenyon@biochem.ucsf.edu}, author = {Kenyon, C. }, citeulike-article-id = {131502}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2005.02.002}, issn = {0092-8674}, journal = {Cell}, keywords = {aging}, month = {February}, number = {4}, pages = {449--460}, posted-at = {2005-03-22 22:12:03}, priority = {2}, title = {The plasticity of aging: insights from long-lived mutants.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2005.02.002}, volume = {120}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:131502 L3 - citeulike-article-id:131502 TI - The plasticity of aging: insights from long-lived mutants. JF - Cell VL - 120 IS - 4 SP - 449 EP - 460 AD - Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, USA. ckenyon@biochem.ucsf.edu SN - 0092-8674 N2 - Mutations in genes affecting endocrine signaling, stress responses, metabolism, and telomeres can all increase the life spans of model organisms. These mutations have revealed evolutionarily conserved pathways for aging, some of which appear to extend life span in response to sensory cues, caloric restriction, or stress. Many mutations affecting longevity pathways delay age-related disease, and the molecular analysis of these pathways is leading to a mechanistic understanding of how these two processes--aging and disease susceptibility--are linked. KW - aging AU - Kenyon, C PY - 2005/02/25/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2005.02.002 ER -