Ribosomal DNA and cellular senescence: New evidence supporting the connection between rDNA and aging

FEMS Yeast Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 49-59

  Ganley, Austen R D ^a   Kobayashi, Takehiko ^b,c  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETICS   (Japan)

^c GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Genomic instability; Life span; Longevity; Recombination; Replication

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; SILENT INFORMATION REGULATOR PROTEIN; SIR2 PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE; SIRTUIN 2;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL DEATH; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

CELL DEATH; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SILENT INFORMATION REGULATOR PROTEINS, SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SIRTUIN 2;

EID: 84893744976     PISSN: 15671356     EISSN: 15671364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1567-1364.12133     Document Type: Article

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