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Mitochondrial ubiquinone-mediated longevity is marked by reduced cytoplasmic protein translation
Marte Molenaars, Georges E. Janssens, Toon Santermans…·Riekelt H. Houtkooper
This study shows that clk-1 mutations in C. elegans extend lifespan by repressing cytoplasmic protein translation, similar to insulin signaling reductions, and identifies TAF-4 as a repressor of polyribosome formation under these conditions.
DOI 10.1101/308858