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Interspecies Differences in Proteome Turnover Kinetics Are Correlated With Life Spans and Energetic Demands - PMC

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Cells continually degrade and replace damaged proteins. However, the high energetic demand of protein turnover generates reactive oxygen species that compromise the long-term health of the proteome. Thus, the relationship between aging, protein turnover, ...

Abstract Cells continually degrade and replace damaged proteins. However, the high energetic demand of protein turnover generates reactive oxygen species that compromise the long-term health of the proteome. Thus, the relationship between aging, protein turnover, and energetic demand remains unclear. Here, we used a proteomic approach to measure rates of protein turnover within primary fibroblasts isolated from a number of species with diverse life spans including the longest-lived mammal, the bowhead whale. We show that organismal life span is negatively correlated with turnover rates of…

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