The SIR2/3/4 complex and SIR2 alone promote longevity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by two different mechanisms

Genes and Development

Volumn 13, Issue 19, 1999, Pages 2570-2580

  Kaeberlein, Matt ^a   McVey, Mitch ^a   Guarente, Leonard ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Nonhomologous end joining; rDNA; Recombination; SIR; Yeast

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; CELL AGING; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPLICATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; YEAST CELL;

DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HISTONE DEACETYLASES; MUTAGENESIS; PEPTIDES; PHENOTYPE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SILENT INFORMATION REGULATOR PROTEINS, SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SIRTUINS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

MAMMALIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0033214237     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.13.19.2570     Document Type: Article

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