Sentences with phrase «yeast cell longevity»

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«We observed that the level of the Gcn4 protein was positively correlated with the longevity of yeast cells,» says Mihaela Zavolan, Professor of Computational and Systems Biology.

From these early studies, it became clear that insulin (a hormone secreted by the pancreas that signals cells to absorb sugar) and its receptors are critical for longevity in species from yeast or fungi to humans.

This project — in collaboration with Texas A & M University — involves screening small molecules for specific effects on the yeast cell cycle that correlate with longevity.

Kennedy is interested in understanding why reduced gene expression in ribosomes enhances longevity in yeast and worms — ribosomes are tiny organelles that occur within the cell and are involved in the production of proteins.

When resveratrol was applied to yeast cells, their longevity was extended by a huge 73 %.