Sleep: DNA Repair Function for Better Neuronal Aging?

Sleep: DNA Repair Function for Better Neuronal Aging?
Curr Biol. 2019 Jun 17;29(12):R585-R588
Authors: Mourrain P, Wang GX
Abstract
A novel potential role of sleep is neuronal DNA repair. Live imaging of chromosome dynamics in zebrafish neurons has uncovered how sleep can repair DNA breaks accumulated during wake to maintain genome integrity and likely slow down neuronal aging.
PMID: 31211981 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Current Biology - June 16, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: Mourrain P, Wang GX Tags: Curr Biol Source Type: research