Protein turnover

IUBMB Life. 2006 May-Jun;58(5-6):363-9. doi: 10.1080/15216540600758539.

Abstract

The mechanisms and physiological meanings of protein turnover are crucial subjects in the understanding of life. However, for a long time, protein degradation was neglected by most biologists, and was thought of as a rather passive cellular process.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Autophagy / physiology
  • Humans
  • Proteins / metabolism*

Substances

  • Proteins