title: Vital connections.
abstract: Scientists are currently exploring the structure and behavior of complex biological systems, which consist of networks of interacting entities. A recent paper in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B Biological Sciences describes the distinctive characteristics of aging-related proteins in the yeast protein-protein interaction network. In this Perspective, I discuss the implications of these findings for longevity research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Human Genetics and Huffington Center on Aging, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA. pletcher@bcm.tmc.edu
authors.forename: Scott D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Pletcher
mesh_terms: D025941:Protein Interaction Mapping; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins