The Shock of Aging: Molecular Chaperones and the Heat Shock Response in Longevity and Aging – A Mini-Review
Author(s) -
Stuart K. Calderwood,
Ayesha Murshid,
Thomas L. Prince
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
gerontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.397
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1423-0003
pISSN - 0304-324X
DOI - 10.1159/000225957
Subject(s) - hsf1 , longevity , heat shock factor , proteostasis , heat shock protein , microbiology and biotechnology , transcription factor , heat shock , biology , chaperone (clinical) , hsp70 , proteome , homeostasis , genetics , gene , medicine , pathology
Aging can be thought of as the collision between destructive processes that act on cells and organs over the lifetime and the responses that promote homeostasis, vitality and longevity. However, the precise mechanisms that determine the rates of aging in organisms are not known.
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