Open AccessTelomeres get SIRT-ified
Author(s) -
Ben Short
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the journal of cell biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.414
H-Index - 380
eISSN - 1540-8140
pISSN - 0021-9525
DOI - 10.1083/jcb.1917iti2
Subject(s) - telomere , biology , chromosome , microbiology and biotechnology , dna damage , genetics , dna , gene
![Figure][1] A cell lacking SIRT1 (right) shows increased DNA damage (green) at chromosome ends (red).A protein that protects against aging-related diseases maintains telomere length and integrity, [Palacios et al.][2] reveal.Telomeres protect chromosome ends but grow shorter with age,
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