Selective Autophagy & Longer Life

In this episode, I discuss some research wherein scientists have gotten some clues between autophagy and longer life based on a protein called p62. Reference: Caroline Kumsta, Jessica T. Chang, Reina Lee, Ee Phie Tan, Yongzhi Yang, Rute Loureiro, Elizabeth H. Choy, Shaun H. Y. Lim, Isabel Saez, Alexander Springhorn, Thorsten Hoppe, David Vilchez, Malene Hansen. The autophagy receptor p62/SQST-1 promotes proteostasis and longevity in C. elegans by inducing autophagy. Nature Communications, 2019; 10 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13540-4 YouTube: bit.ly/2JUjXVt Facebook: bit.ly/2PlIOaB Instagram: bit.ly/2OBFe7i Email List: bit.ly/2AXIzK6 Patreon: bit.ly/2OBBna0