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Methods to Study Changes in Inherent Protein Aggregation with Age in Caenorhabditis elegans
Published on: November 26, 2017
[Protein molecular aging: which role in physiopathology?]
Stéphane Jaisson1, Aurore Desmons1, Laëtitia Gorisse2
1Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, CNRS UMR 7369, Laboratoire de Biochimie Médicale et Biologie Moléculaire, UFR de Médecine, 51, rue Cognacq-Jay, 51095 Reims Cedex, France - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Reims, Pôle de Biologie Médicale et Pathologie, Laboratoire de Biologie et de Recherche Pédiatriques, 45, rue Cognacq-Jay, 51092 Reims Cedex, France.
Abstract:
Protein molecular aging corresponds to all modifications affecting proteins during their biological life, which lead to the alteration of their structural and functional properties. This phenomenon participates in cell and tissue aging and is therefore involved in the aging of human organism. It is also amplified in various chronic diseases such as diabetes mellitus or chronic kidney disease, where it participates in the development of long-term complications. This review aims at describing the main reactions responsible for molecular aging, their impact on protein properties and the parameters which could influence this phenomenon. A general scheme explaining its role in physiopathology is also proposed.
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