Selective protein degradation ensures cellular longevity.
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Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 27247277.
- Also identified by DOI 10.7554/eLife.17185 and PMC identifier 4889324.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
A previously unknown pathway can selectively degrade mitochondrial proteins in aged and stressed cells without destroying the organelle itself.
Medical subject headings
- Mitochondria
- Proteolysis