The synergy of damage repair and retention promotes rejuvenation and prolongs healthy lifespans in cell lineages.

Damaged proteins are inherited asymmetrically during cell division in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, such that most damage is retained within the mother cell. The consequence is an ageing mother and a rejuvenated daughter cell with full replicative potential. Daughters of old and damaged mother...

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Main Authors: Barbara Schnitzer, Johannes Borgqvist, Marija Cvijovic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-10-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008314