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- Title
Cell size and growth rate are major determinants of replicative lifespan.
- Authors
Yang, Jingye; Dungrawala, Huzefa; Hua, Hui; Manukyan, Arkadi; Abraham, Lesley; Lane, Wesley; Mead, Holly; Wright, Jill; Schneider, Brandt L
- Abstract
Yeast cells, like mammalian cells, enlarge steadily as they age. Unabated cell growth can promote cellular senescence; however, the significance of the relationship between size and cellular lifespan is not well understood. Herein, we report a genetic link between cell size, growth rate and lifespan. Mutations that increase cell size concomitantly increase growth rate and decrease lifespan. As a result, large cells grow, divide and age dramatically faster than small cells. Conversely, small cell mutants age slowly and are long-lived. Investigation of the mechanisms involved suggests that attainment of a maximal size modulates lifespan. Indeed, cumulative results revealed that life expectancy is size-dependent, and that the rate at which cells age is determined in large part by the amount of cell growth per generation.
- Publication
Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.), 2011, Vol 10, Issue 1, p144
- ISSN
1551-4005
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.4161/cc.10.1.14455