Journal Title
Title of Journal: Cell Stress and Chaperones
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Abbravation: Cell Stress and Chaperones
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Publisher
Springer Netherlands
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Authors: Akash Mathew
Publish Date: 2015/06/05
Volume: 20, Issue: 5, Pages: 743-751
Abstract
Aging is a process that involves a complex interplay between different factors that affect the overall integrity of an organism LopezOtin et al 2013 The phenomenon of aging can be summarized as a cumulative effect of the breakdown of various cellular functions resulting in altered intracellular communication Dickey et al 2009 Fulop et al 2014 an increase in genomic instability Moskalev et al 2013 telomere attrition Harley et al 1990 epigenetic alterations Chambers et al 2007 loss of proteostasis BenZvi et al 2009 deregulated nutrient sensing Powers et al 2006 mitochondrial dysfunction Cadenas and Davies 2000 and loss of stem cell proliferation Oreffo et al 1998One of the more comprehensive theories regarding the underlying cause of the phenomenon of aging is the aptly named quality control theory or the QC theory of aging This theory postulates that aging is a concomitant breakdown of several QC systems Briefly this theory states
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