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SUBMITTER: Kaeberlein M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC514491 | biostudies-literature | 2004 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kaeberlein Matt M Kirkland Kathryn T KT Fields Stanley S Kennedy Brian K BK
PLoS biology 20040824 9
Calorie restriction slows aging and increases life span in many organisms. In yeast, a mechanistic explanation has been proposed whereby calorie restriction slows aging by activating Sir2. Here we report the identification of a Sir2-independent pathway responsible for a majority of the longevity benefit associated with calorie restriction. Deletion of FOB1 and overexpression of SIR2 have been previously found to increase life span by reducing the levels of toxic rDNA circles in aged mother cells ...[more]