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Abstract
The disaccharide trehalose is a major determinant of desiccation tolerance via unresolved mechanisms. A new study highlights a critical role for this chemical chaperone in energy-independent maintenance of protein homeostasis during extended periods of dehydration and relative metabolic inactivity.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25465329 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.10.022
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Biol ISSN: 0960-9822 Impact factor: 10.834