Caenorhabditis elegans RNA-processing protein TDP-1 regulates protein homeostasis and life span

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Volumn 287, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 8371-8382

  Zhang, Tao ^a   Hwang, Ho Yon ^a   Hao, Haiping ^b   Talbot, Conover ^b   Wang, Jiou ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BINARY ALLOYS; COPPER ALLOYS; DEFECTS; GENE EXPRESSION; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; COMMON DENOMINATORS; DNA-BINDING PROTEIN; ELEGANS; HOMOEOSTASIS; LIFESPANS; NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; ORTHOLOGS; PROTEOTOXICITY; RNA PROCESSING;

RNA;

COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; HEAT SHOCK TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1; REGULATOR PROTEIN; TAR DNA BINDING PROTEIN; TDP 1 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR DAF 16; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGING; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FERTILITY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GROWTH; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; LOCOMOTION; NERVE DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN HOMEOSTASIS; PROTEOTOXICITY; RNA PROCESSING; TDP 1 GENE; TOXICITY;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84863263765     PISSN: 00219258     EISSN: 1083351X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M111.311977     Document Type: Article

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