CGC Bibliography Paper 5217

Aging: from radiant youth to an abrupt end.

Rothman JH

Medline:

11937038

Citation:

Current Biology 12: R239-R241 2002

Type:

REVIEW

Genes:

clk-1 clk-2 clk-3 mrt-2 rad-5

Abstract:

A gene that controls growth rate, radiation resistance and lifespan in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has been found to encode a homologue of a yeast telomere maintenance factor, raising the possibility that checkpoint control, telomere maintenance and aging may be linked in unanticipated ways.