Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Comment
. 2010 Aug 10;8(8):e1000449.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000449.

Protein aggregation increases with age

Rachel Jones  1
Affiliations
Comment

Protein aggregation increases with age

Rachel Jones. PLoS Biol. .
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

None
Several hundred proteins became highly insoluble with age in the worm. One of the proteins detected by mass spectrometry, KIN-19, shown in the figure, forms aggregates in the pharynx with age.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

Comment on