"Cellular housekeeping" refers to the processes and activities that occur within our cells to keep them clean, organized, and functioning properly. These mechanisms include tasks such as removing waste materials, repairing damaged structures, and controlling the levels of various molecules inside the cell. It is essential for the overall well-being and survival of our cells.
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Oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) in mitochondria provides the vast majority of energy
for cellular housekeeping, development and differentiation.
Efficient control of energy metabolic homeostasis, enhanced stress resistance, and
qualified cellular housekeeping are the hallmarks of improved healthspan and extended lifespan.
MicroRNAs had been discovered in the worm Caenorhabditis elegans nearly a decade before, but for years most people thought they were junky byproducts of
cellular housekeeping.
In 2011, UT Southwestern researchers in Dr. Levine's laboratory identified the protein Smurf1 as important for the elimination of viruses and damaged mitochondria from cells via
a cellular housekeeping process called autophagy.
The new system allowed the team to add a third residue — lysine 33 — to ubiquitin's repertoire in controlling
this cellular housekeeping system.
One of the most vital components of
this cellular housekeeping is a process called autophagy, which means, in Greek, «self - eating.»
The prize was for his work on autophagy, a kind of
cellular housekeeping that helps clear the cell of damaged proteins and other potentially toxic debris.
Rye is also filled with fermentable fiber, contains lignans, which help control sex steroid hormones, and spermidine, often called the «longevity elixir» because it helps induce autophagy,
the cellular housekeeping process that sweeps up bad cells.