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Proteostasis

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Proteostasis (short for protein homeostasis) is the network that keeps your proteins working. It controls the whole life cycle of a protein: making it, folding it, moving it, and breaking it down. The key players are ribosomes, folding helpers (chaperones), the ubiquitin-proteasome system, and the autophagy-lysosome pathways. Keeping proteostasis intact is essential for healthy cells. Its gradual failure with age underlies brain diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. And it is recognized as a hallmark of aging.

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Sources

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