The 'Weakest Link' in the Aging Proteome

Tuesday, September 3, 2013 - 13:20 in Biology & Nature

-Proteins are the chief actors in cells, carrying out the duties specified by information encoded in our genes. Most proteins live only two days or less, ensuring that those damaged by inevitable chemical modifications are replaced with new functional copies.

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