The 'Weakest Link' in the Aging Proteome (IMAGE)

Salk Institute

The 'Weakest Link' in the Aging Proteome

Caption

This super resolution image shows the nucleus of a cell from a rat brain. Each red spot is a individual nuclear pore complex, cellular structures found on the envelope surrounding the nucleus, which are crucial to communications between the nucleus and the rest of the cell. The Salk scientists studied long lived proteins that serve as important structural components of these complexes.

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Courtesy Brandon Toyama, Waitt Advanced Biophotonics Center

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