Natural variation of chronological aging in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae species reveals diet-dependent mechanisms of life span control

A metabolic block favoring long sweet life A Sake yeast strain deficient in producing the protein building block serine lives longer than other yeast strains, especially when exposed to high glucose. A team led by Carole Linster at the University of Luxembourg found a broad variability of lifespan w...

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Main Authors: Paul P. Jung, Zhi Zhang, Nicole Paczia, Christian Jaeger, Tomasz Ignac, Patrick May, Carole L. Linster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-03-01
Series:npj Aging and Mechanisms of Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41514-018-0022-6