Las proteínas del punto de control controlan la supervivencia de las células postmitóticas en Caenorhabditis elegans

Anders Olsen1, Maithili C Vantipalli, Gordon J Lithgow

  • 1Buck Institute, 8001 Redwood Boulevard, Novato, CA 94945, USA.

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|June 3, 2006
PubMed
Resumen

Los puntos de control celulares son vitales para el desarrollo y la resistencia al estrés. La inactivación de estos genes de punto de control en C. elegans reveló su papel crucial en la supervivencia y el mantenimiento de las células adultas.

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