Aged Yeast Cell with Tracked Protein Aggregate (VIDEO)

Stowers Institute for Medical Research

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As yeast cells age they sustain oxidative damage, which results in the accumulation of protein aggregates. These protein clumps follow a random walk pattern but unlike heat shock-induced aggregates don't dissolve over time.

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Chuankai Zhou, Stowers Institute for Medical Research

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