Communications Biology (Jan 2023)

A deeply conserved protease, acylamino acid-releasing enzyme (AARE), acts in ageing in Physcomitrella and Arabidopsis

  • Sebastian N. W. Hoernstein,
  • Buğra Özdemir,
  • Nico van Gessel,
  • Alessandra A. Miniera,
  • Bruno Rogalla von Bieberstein,
  • Lars Nilges,
  • Joana Schweikert Farinha,
  • Ramona Komoll,
  • Stella Glauz,
  • Tim Weckerle,
  • Friedrich Scherzinger,
  • Marta Rodriguez‐Franco,
  • Stefanie J. Müller-Schüssele,
  • Ralf Reski

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04428-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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The analysis of the function of acylamino acid-releasing enzymes (AARE) in Physcomitrella and Arabidopsis reveals a connection between AARE and plant ageing, suggesting a unified concept of ageing may exist across domains of life.