Acetyl-CoA synthetase is a conserved regulator of autophagy and life span.

Mirzaei, Hamed; Longo, Valter D · Cell Metab · 2014

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Abstract

Autophagy is essential for the maintenance of cellular homeostasis during periods of stress. Eisenberg and colleagues (Eisenberg et al., 2014) now describe the central and conserved role for acetyl-CoA synthetase in regulating life span in yeast and flies by a mechanism involving autophagy.

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