Aging: from radiant youth to an abrupt end.

TitleAging: from radiant youth to an abrupt end.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2002
AuthorsRothman JH
JournalCurr Biol
Volume12
Issue7
PaginationR239-41
Date Published2002 Apr 2
ISSN0960-9822
KeywordsAging, Animals, Caenorhabditis elegans, Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins, Telomere, Telomere-Binding Proteins
Abstract

A gene that controls growth rate, radiation resistance and lifespan in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has been found to encode a homologue of a yeast telomere maintenance factor, raising the possibility that checkpoint control, telomere maintenance and aging may be linked in unanticipated ways.

Alternate JournalCurr. Biol.
PubMed ID11937038