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Denzel MS, Lapierre LR, Mack HID. Emerging topics in C. elegans aging research: Transcriptional regulation, stress response and epigenetics. Mech Ageing Dev 2018; 177:4-21. [PMID: 30134144 PMCID: PMC6696993 DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2018.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2018] [Revised: 08/09/2018] [Accepted: 08/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Key discoveries in aging research have been made possible with the use of model organisms. Caenorhabditis elegans is a short-lived nematode that has become a well-established system to study aging. The practicality and powerful genetic manipulations associated with this metazoan have revolutionized our ability to understand how organisms age. 25 years after the publication of the discovery of the daf-2 gene as a genetic modifier of lifespan, C. elegans remains as relevant as ever in the quest to understand the process of aging. Nematode aging research has proven useful in identifying transcriptional regulators, small molecule signals, cellular mechanisms, epigenetic modifications associated with stress resistance and longevity, and lifespan-extending compounds. Here, we review recent discoveries and selected topics that have emerged in aging research using this incredible little worm.
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- Martin S Denzel
- Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Cologne, Germany.
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
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Barna J, Csermely P, Vellai T. Roles of heat shock factor 1 beyond the heat shock response. Cell Mol Life Sci 2018; 75:2897-2916. [PMID: 29774376 PMCID: PMC11105406 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-018-2836-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2018] [Accepted: 05/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Various stress factors leading to protein damage induce the activation of an evolutionarily conserved cell protective mechanism, the heat shock response (HSR), to maintain protein homeostasis in virtually all eukaryotic cells. Heat shock factor 1 (HSF1) plays a central role in the HSR. HSF1 was initially known as a transcription factor that upregulates genes encoding heat shock proteins (HSPs), also called molecular chaperones, which assist in refolding or degrading injured intracellular proteins. However, recent accumulating evidence indicates multiple additional functions for HSF1 beyond the activation of HSPs. Here, we present a nearly comprehensive list of non-HSP-related target genes of HSF1 identified so far. Through controlling these targets, HSF1 acts in diverse stress-induced cellular processes and molecular mechanisms, including the endoplasmic reticulum unfolded protein response and ubiquitin-proteasome system, multidrug resistance, autophagy, apoptosis, immune response, cell growth arrest, differentiation underlying developmental diapause, chromatin remodelling, cancer development, and ageing. Hence, HSF1 emerges as a major orchestrator of cellular stress response pathways.
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- János Barna
- Department of Genetics, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter Stny. 1/C, Budapest, 1117, Hungary
- MTA-ELTE Genetics Research Group, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Genetics, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter Stny. 1/C, Budapest, 1117, Hungary.
- MTA-ELTE Genetics Research Group, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.
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Cox D, Raeburn C, Sui X, Hatters DM. Protein aggregation in cell biology: An aggregomics perspective of health and disease. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2018; 99:40-54. [PMID: 29753879 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2018.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2017] [Revised: 03/21/2018] [Accepted: 05/04/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Maintaining protein homeostasis (proteostasis) is essential for cellular health and is governed by a network of quality control machinery comprising over 800 genes. When proteostasis becomes imbalanced, proteins can abnormally aggregate or become mislocalized. Inappropriate protein aggregation and proteostasis imbalance are two of the central pathological features of common neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer, Parkinson, Huntington, and motor neuron diseases. How aggregation contributes to the pathogenic mechanisms of disease remains incompletely understood. Here, we integrate some of the key and emerging ideas as to how protein aggregation relates to imbalanced proteostasis with an emphasis on Huntington disease as our area of main expertise. We propose the term "aggregomics" be coined in reference to how aggregation of particular proteins concomitantly influences the spatial organization and protein-protein interactions of the surrounding proteome. Meta-analysis of aggregated interactomes from various published datasets reveals chaperones and RNA-binding proteins are common components across various disease contexts. We conclude with an examination of therapeutic avenues targeting proteostasis mechanisms.
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- Dezerae Cox
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Melbourne, Australia; Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Melbourne, Australia; Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Melbourne, Australia; Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Melbourne, Australia; Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, Australia.
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Eckley DM, Coletta CE, Orlov NV, Wilson MA, Iser W, Bastian P, Lehrmann E, Zhang Y, Becker KG, Goldberg IG. Transcriptome States Reflect Imaging of Aging States. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2018; 73:893-901. [PMID: 29216338 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glx236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2016] [Accepted: 11/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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In this study, we describe a morphological biomarker that detects multiple discrete subpopulations (or "age-states") at several chronological ages in a population of nematodes (Caenorhabditis elegans). We determined the frequencies of three healthy adult states and the timing of the transitions between them across the lifespan. We used short-lived and long-lived strains to confirm the general applicability of the state classifier and to monitor state progression. This exploration revealed healthy and unhealthy states, the former being favored in long-lived strains and the latter showing delayed onset. Short-lived strains rapidly transitioned through the putative healthy state. We previously found that age-matched animals in different age-states have distinct transcriptome profiles. We isolated animals at the beginning and end of each identified state and performed microarray analysis (principal component analysis, relative sample to sample distance measurements, and gene set enrichment analysis). In some comparisons, chronologically identical individuals were farther apart than morphologically identical individuals isolated on different days. The age-state biomarker allowed assessment of aging in a novel manner, complementary to chronological age progression. We found hsp70 and some small heat shock protein genes are expressed later in adulthood, consistent with the proteostasis collapse model.
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- D Mark Eckley
- Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics, Biomedical Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics, Biomedical Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics, Biomedical Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Laboratory of Neuroscience, Biomedical Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Laboratory of Neuroscience, Biomedical Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics, Biomedical Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics, Biomedical Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics, Biomedical Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics, Biomedical Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics, Biomedical Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland.,Mindshare Medical, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland
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Wang H, Zhao Y, Ezcurra M, Benedetto A, Gilliat AF, Hellberg J, Ren Z, Galimov ER, Athigapanich T, Girstmair J, Telford MJ, Dolphin CT, Zhang Z, Gems D. A parthenogenetic quasi-program causes teratoma-like tumors during aging in wild-type C. elegans. NPJ Aging Mech Dis 2018; 4:6. [PMID: 29928508 PMCID: PMC5998035 DOI: 10.1038/s41514-018-0025-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2017] [Revised: 05/10/2018] [Accepted: 05/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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A long-standing belief is that aging (senescence) is the result of stochastic damage accumulation. Alternatively, senescent pathology may also result from late-life, wild-type gene action (i.e., antagonistic pleiotropy, as argued by Williams) leading to non-adaptive run-on of developmental programs (or quasi-programs) (as suggested more recently by Blagosklonny). In this study, we use existing and new data to show how uterine tumors, a prominent form of senescent pathology in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, likely result from quasi-programs. Such tumors develop from unfertilized oocytes which enter the uterus and become hypertrophic and replete with endoreduplicated chromatin masses. Tumor formation begins with ovulation of unfertilized oocytes immediately after exhaustion of sperm stocks. We show that the timing of this transition between program and quasi-program (i.e., the onset of senescence), and the onset of tumor formation, depends upon the timing of sperm depletion. We identify homology between uterine tumors and mammalian ovarian teratomas, which both develop from oocytes that fail to mature after meiosis I. In teratomas, futile activation of developmental programs leads to the formation of differentiated structures within the tumor. We report that older uterine tumors express markers of later embryogenesis, consistent with teratoma-like activation of developmental programs. We also present evidence of coupling of distal gonad atrophy to oocyte hypertrophy. This study shows how the Williams Blagosklonny model can provide a mechanistic explanation of this component of C. elegans aging. It also suggests etiological similarity between teratoma and some forms of senescent pathology, insofar as both are caused by quasi-programs.
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- Hongyuan Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001 China
- Institute of Healthy Ageing, University College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Healthy Ageing, University College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Healthy Ageing, University College London, London, UK
- School of Biological & Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Institute of Healthy Ageing, University College London, London, UK
- Division of Biochemical and Life Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
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- Institute of Healthy Ageing, University College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Healthy Ageing, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King’s College London, London, UK
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001 China
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- Institute of Healthy Ageing, University College London, London, UK
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Alberti S, Carra S. Quality Control of Membraneless Organelles. J Mol Biol 2018; 430:4711-4729. [PMID: 29758260 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2018.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2018] [Revised: 05/04/2018] [Accepted: 05/04/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The formation of membraneless organelles (MLOs) by phase separation has emerged as a new way of organizing the cytoplasm and nucleoplasm of cells. Examples of MLOs forming via phase separation are nucleoli in the nucleus and stress granules in the cytoplasm. The main components of these MLOs are macromolecules such as RNAs and proteins. In order to assemble by phase separation, these proteins and RNAs have to undergo many cooperative interactions. These cooperative interactions are supported by specific molecular features within phase-separating proteins, such as multivalency and the presence of disordered domains that promote weak and transient interactions. However, these features also predispose phase-separating proteins to aberrant behavior. Indeed, evidence is emerging for a strong link between phase-separating proteins, MLOs, and age-related diseases. In this review, we discuss recent progress in understanding the formation, properties, and functions of MLOs. We pay special attention to the emerging link between MLOs and age-related diseases, and we explain how changes in the composition and physical properties of MLOs promote their conversion into an aberrant state. Furthermore, we discuss the key role of the protein quality control machinery in regulating the properties and functions of MLOs and thus in preventing age-related diseases.
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- Simon Alberti
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
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- Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Science, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Center for Neuroscience and Neurotechnology, 41125 Modena, Italy.
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Mishra R, Upadhyay A, Prajapati VK, Mishra A. Proteasome-mediated proteostasis: Novel medicinal and pharmacological strategies for diseases. Med Res Rev 2018; 38:1916-1973. [DOI: 10.1002/med.21502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2017] [Revised: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 04/04/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Ribhav Mishra
- Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Unit; Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur; Rajasthan India
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- Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Unit; Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur; Rajasthan India
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- Department of Biochemistry; School of Life Sciences; Central University of Rajasthan; Rajasthan India
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- Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Unit; Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur; Rajasthan India
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Multilayered Reprogramming in Response to Persistent DNA Damage in C. elegans. Cell Rep 2018; 20:2026-2043. [PMID: 28854356 PMCID: PMC5583510 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.08.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2017] [Revised: 06/30/2017] [Accepted: 08/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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DNA damage causally contributes to aging and age-related diseases. Mutations in nucleotide excision repair (NER) genes cause highly complex congenital syndromes characterized by growth retardation, cancer susceptibility, and accelerated aging in humans. Orthologous mutations in Caenorhabditis elegans lead to growth delay, genome instability, and accelerated functional decline, thus allowing investigation of the consequences of persistent DNA damage during development and aging in a simple metazoan model. Here, we conducted proteome, lipidome, and phosphoproteome analysis of NER-deficient animals in response to UV treatment to gain comprehensive insights into the full range of physiological adaptations to unrepaired DNA damage. We derive metabolic changes indicative of a tissue maintenance program and implicate an autophagy-mediated proteostatic response. We assign central roles for the insulin-, EGF-, and AMPK-like signaling pathways in orchestrating the adaptive response to DNA damage. Our results provide insights into the DNA damage responses in the organismal context.
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Wang X, Cao M, Dong Y. Royal jelly promotes DAF-16-mediated proteostasis to tolerate β-amyloid toxicity in C. elegans model of Alzheimer's disease. Oncotarget 2018; 7:54183-54193. [PMID: 27472466 PMCID: PMC5342333 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.10857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2016] [Accepted: 07/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Numerous studies have demonstrated that dietary intervention may promote health and help prevent Alzheimer's disease (AD). We recently reported that bee products of royal jelly (RJ) and enzyme-treated royal jelly (eRJ) were potent to promote healthy aging in C. elegans. Here, we examined whether RJ/eRJ consumption may benefit to mitigate the AD symptom in the disease model of C. elegans. Our results showed that RJ/eRJ supplementation significantly delayed the body paralysis in AD worms, suggesting the β-amyloid (Aβ) toxicity attenuation effects of RJ/eRJ. Genetic analyses suggested that RJ/eRJ-mediated alleviation of Aβ toxicity in AD worms required DAF-16, rather than HSF-1 and SKN-1, in an insulin/IGF signaling dependent manner. Moreover, RJ/eRJ modulated the transactivity of DAF-16 and dramatically improved the protein solubility in aged worms. Given protein solubility is a hallmark of healthy proteostasis, our findings demonstrated that RJ/eRJ supplementation improved proteostasis, and this promotion depended on the transactivity of DAF-16. Collectively, the present study not only elucidated the possible anti-AD mechanism of RJ/eRJ, but also provided evidence from a practical point of view to shed light on the extensive correlation of proteostasis and the prevention of neurodegenerative disorders.
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- Xiaoxia Wang
- Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA.,Institute for Engaged Aging, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA.,Institute for Engaged Aging, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA
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Brown CJ, Kaufman T, Trinidad JC, Clemmer DE. Proteome changes in the aging Drosophila melanogaster head. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY 2018; 425:36-46. [PMID: 30906200 PMCID: PMC6426325 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijms.2018.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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A combination of liquid chromatography, ion mobility spectrometry, mass spectrometry, and database searching techniques were used to characterize the proteomes of four biological replicates of adult Drosophila melanogaster heads at seven time points across their lifespans. Based on the detection of tryptic peptides, the identities of 1281 proteins were determined. An estimate of the abundance of each protein, based on the three most intense peptide ions, shows that the quantified species vary in concentration over a factor of ~103. Compared to initial studies in the field of Drosophila proteomics, our current results show an eight-fold higher temporal protein coverage with increased quantitative accuracy. Across the lifespan, we observe a range of trends in the abundance of different proteins, including: an increase in abundance of proteins involved in oxidative phosphorylation, and the tricarboxylic acid cycle; a decrease in proteasomal proteins, as well as ribosomal proteins; and, many types of proteins, which remain relatively unchanged. For younger flies, proteomes are relatively similar within their age group. For older flies, proteome similarity decreases within their age group. These combined results illustrate a correlation between increasing age and decreasing proteostasis.
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- Christopher J. Brown
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 47405, United States
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 47405, United States
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Goldenzweig A, Fleishman SJ. Principles of Protein Stability and Their Application in Computational Design. Annu Rev Biochem 2018; 87:105-129. [PMID: 29401000 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-biochem-062917-012102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Proteins are increasingly used in basic and applied biomedical research. Many proteins, however, are only marginally stable and can be expressed in limited amounts, thus hampering research and applications. Research has revealed the thermodynamic, cellular, and evolutionary principles and mechanisms that underlie marginal stability. With this growing understanding, computational stability design methods have advanced over the past two decades starting from methods that selectively addressed only some aspects of marginal stability. Current methods are more general and, by combining phylogenetic analysis with atomistic design, have shown drastic improvements in solubility, thermal stability, and aggregation resistance while maintaining the protein's primary molecular activity. Stability design is opening the way to rational engineering of improved enzymes, therapeutics, and vaccines and to the application of protein design methodology to large proteins and molecular activities that have proven challenging in the past.
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- Adi Goldenzweig
- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel;
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel;
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Swovick K, Welle KA, Hryhorenko JR, Seluanov A, Gorbunova V, Ghaemmaghami S. Cross-species Comparison of Proteome Turnover Kinetics. Mol Cell Proteomics 2018; 17:580-591. [PMID: 29321186 PMCID: PMC5880112 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.ra117.000574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The constitutive process of protein turnover plays a key role in maintaining cellular homeostasis. Recent technological advances in mass spectrometry have enabled the measurement of protein turnover kinetics across the proteome. However, it is not known if turnover kinetics of individual proteins are highly conserved or if they have evolved to meet the physiological demands of individual species. Here, we conducted systematic analyses of proteome turnover kinetics in primary dermal fibroblasts isolated from eight different rodent species. Our results highlighted two trends in the variability of proteome turnover kinetics across species. First, we observed a decrease in cross-species correlation of protein degradation rates as a function of evolutionary distance. Second, we observed a negative correlation between global protein turnover rates and maximum lifespan of the species. We propose that by reducing the energetic demands of continuous protein turnover, long-lived species may have evolved to lessen the generation of reactive oxygen species and the corresponding oxidative damage over their extended lifespans.
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- Kyle Swovick
- From the ‡Department of Biology, University of Rochester, NY
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- §University of Rochester Mass Spectrometry Resource Laboratory, NY
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- From the ‡Department of Biology, University of Rochester, NY
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- From the ‡Department of Biology, University of Rochester, NY
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- From the ‡Department of Biology, University of Rochester, NY; .,§University of Rochester Mass Spectrometry Resource Laboratory, NY
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Pomatto LCD, Davies KJA. The role of declining adaptive homeostasis in ageing. J Physiol 2017; 595:7275-7309. [PMID: 29028112 PMCID: PMC5730851 DOI: 10.1113/jp275072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2017] [Accepted: 09/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Adaptive homeostasis is "the transient expansion or contraction of the homeostatic range for any given physiological parameter in response to exposure to sub-toxic, non-damaging, signalling molecules or events, or the removal or cessation of such molecules or events" (Davies, 2016). Adaptive homeostasis enables biological systems to make continuous short-term adjustments for optimal functioning despite ever-changing internal and external environments. Initiation of adaptation in response to an appropriate signal allows organisms to successfully cope with much greater, normally toxic, stresses. These short-term responses are initiated following effective signals, including hypoxia, cold shock, heat shock, oxidative stress, exercise-induced adaptation, caloric restriction, osmotic stress, mechanical stress, immune response, and even emotional stress. There is now substantial literature detailing a decline in adaptive homeostasis that, unfortunately, appears to manifest with ageing, especially in the last third of the lifespan. In this review, we present the hypothesis that one hallmark of the ageing process is a significant decline in adaptive homeostasis capacity. We discuss the mechanistic importance of diminished capacity for short-term (reversible) adaptive responses (both biochemical and signal transduction/gene expression-based) to changing internal and external conditions, for short-term survival and for lifespan and healthspan. Studies of cultured mammalian cells, worms, flies, rodents, simians, apes, and even humans, all indicate declining adaptive homeostasis as a potential contributor to age-dependent senescence, increased risk of disease, and even mortality. Emerging work points to Nrf2-Keap1 signal transduction pathway inhibitors, including Bach1 and c-Myc, both of whose tissue concentrations increase with age, as possible major causes for age-dependent loss of adaptive homeostasis.
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- Laura C. D. Pomatto
- Leonard Davis School of Gerontology of the Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology CenterUniversity of Southern CaliforniaLos AngelesCA 90089USA
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- Leonard Davis School of Gerontology of the Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology CenterUniversity of Southern CaliforniaLos AngelesCA 90089USA
- Molecular and Computational Biology Program, Department of Biological Sciences of the Dornsife College of LettersArts & Sciences: the University of Southern CaliforniaLos AngelesCA 90089‐0191USA
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Jovic K, Sterken MG, Grilli J, Bevers RPJ, Rodriguez M, Riksen JAG, Allesina S, Kammenga JE, Snoek LB. Temporal dynamics of gene expression in heat-stressed Caenorhabditis elegans. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0189445. [PMID: 29228038 PMCID: PMC5724892 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0189445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2017] [Accepted: 11/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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There is considerable insight into pathways and genes associated with heat-stress conditions. Most genes involved in stress response have been identified using mutant screens or gene knockdowns. Yet, there is limited understanding of the temporal dynamics of global gene expression in stressful environments. Here, we studied global gene expression profiles during 12 hours of heat stress in the nematode C. elegans. Using a high-resolution time series of increasing stress exposures, we found a distinct shift in gene expression patterns between 3–4 hours into the stress response, separating an initially highly dynamic phase from a later relatively stagnant phase. This turning point in expression dynamics coincided with a phenotypic turning point, as shown by a strong decrease in movement, survival and, progeny count in the days following the stress. Both detectable at transcriptional and phenotypic level, this study pin-points a relatively small time frame during heat stress at which enough damage is accumulated, making it impossible to recover the next few days.
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- Katharina Jovic
- Laboratory of Nematology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Nematology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Nematology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Nematology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Nematology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Nematology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Nematology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Amanullah A, Upadhyay A, Joshi V, Mishra R, Jana NR, Mishra A. Progressing neurobiological strategies against proteostasis failure: Challenges in neurodegeneration. Prog Neurobiol 2017; 159:1-38. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2017.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2017] [Revised: 06/01/2017] [Accepted: 08/25/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Kirstein J, Arnsburg K, Scior A, Szlachcic A, Guilbride DL, Morimoto RI, Bukau B, Nillegoda NB. In vivo properties of the disaggregase function of J-proteins and Hsc70 in Caenorhabditis elegans stress and aging. Aging Cell 2017; 16:1414-1424. [PMID: 29024389 PMCID: PMC5676055 DOI: 10.1111/acel.12686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Protein aggregation is enhanced upon exposure to various stress conditions and aging, which suggests that the quality control machinery regulating protein homeostasis could exhibit varied capacities in different stages of organismal lifespan. Recently, an efficient metazoan disaggregase activity was identified in vitro, which requires the Hsp70 chaperone and Hsp110 nucleotide exchange factor, together with single or cooperating J-protein co-chaperones of classes A and B. Here, we describe how the orthologous Hsp70s and J-protein of Caenorhabditis elegans work together to resolve protein aggregates both in vivo and in vitro to benefit organismal health. Using an RNAi knockdown approach, we show that class A and B J-proteins cooperate to form an interactive flexible network that relocalizes to protein aggregates upon heat shock and preferentially recruits constitutive Hsc70 to disaggregate heat-induced protein aggregates and polyQ aggregates that form in an age-dependent manner. Cooperation between class A and B J-proteins is also required for organismal health and promotes thermotolerance, maintenance of fecundity, and extended viability after heat stress. This disaggregase function of J-proteins and Hsc70 therefore constitutes a powerful regulatory network that is key to Hsc70-based protein quality control mechanisms in metazoa with a central role in the clearance of aggregates, stress recovery, and organismal fitness in aging.
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- Janine Kirstein
- Leibniz‐Institute for Molecular Pharmacology (FMP) 13125 Berlin Germany
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- Leibniz‐Institute for Molecular Pharmacology (FMP) 13125 Berlin Germany
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- Leibniz‐Institute for Molecular Pharmacology (FMP) 13125 Berlin Germany
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- Center for Molecular Biology (ZMBH) Heidelberg University 69120 Heidelberg Germany
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- Center for Molecular Biology (ZMBH) Heidelberg University 69120 Heidelberg Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences Rice Institute for Biomedical Research Northwestern University Evanston IL 60208 USA
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- Center for Molecular Biology (ZMBH) Heidelberg University 69120 Heidelberg Germany
- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) 69120 Heidelberg Germany
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- Center for Molecular Biology (ZMBH) Heidelberg University 69120 Heidelberg Germany
- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) 69120 Heidelberg Germany
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Klaips CL, Jayaraj GG, Hartl FU. Pathways of cellular proteostasis in aging and disease. J Cell Biol 2017; 217:51-63. [PMID: 29127110 PMCID: PMC5748993 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201709072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 480] [Impact Index Per Article: 68.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2017] [Revised: 10/17/2017] [Accepted: 10/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Ensuring cellular protein homeostasis, or proteostasis, requires precise control of protein synthesis, folding, conformational maintenance, and degradation. A complex and adaptive proteostasis network coordinates these processes with molecular chaperones of different classes and their regulators functioning as major players. This network serves to ensure that cells have the proteins they need while minimizing misfolding or aggregation events that are hallmarks of age-associated proteinopathies, including neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. It is now clear that the capacity of cells to maintain proteostasis undergoes a decline during aging, rendering the organism susceptible to these pathologies. Here we discuss the major proteostasis pathways in light of recent research suggesting that their age-dependent failure can both contribute to and result from disease. We consider different strategies to modulate proteostasis capacity, which may help develop urgently needed therapies for neurodegeneration and other age-dependent pathologies.
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- Courtney L Klaips
- Department of Cellular Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany
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- Department of Cellular Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany
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Labbadia J, Brielmann RM, Neto MF, Lin YF, Haynes CM, Morimoto RI. Mitochondrial Stress Restores the Heat Shock Response and Prevents Proteostasis Collapse during Aging. Cell Rep 2017; 21:1481-1494. [PMID: 29117555 PMCID: PMC5726777 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.10.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2017] [Revised: 09/18/2017] [Accepted: 10/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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In Caenorhabditis elegans, the programmed repression of the heat shock response (HSR) accompanies the transition to reproductive maturity, leaving cells vulnerable to environmental stress and protein aggregation with age. To identify the factors driving this event, we performed an unbiased genetic screen for suppressors of stress resistance and identified the mitochondrial electron transport chain (ETC) as a central regulator of the age-related decline of the HSR and cytosolic proteostasis. Mild downregulation of ETC activity, either by genetic modulation or exposure to mitochondria-targeted xenobiotics, maintained the HSR in adulthood by increasing HSF-1 binding and RNA polymerase II recruitment at HSF-1 target genes. This resulted in a robust restoration of cytoplasmic proteostasis and increased vitality later in life, without detrimental effects on fecundity. We propose that low levels of mitochondrial stress regulate cytoplasmic proteostasis and healthspan during aging by coordinating the long-term activity of HSF-1 with conditions preclusive to optimal fitness.
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- Johnathan Labbadia
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Rice Institute for Biomedical Research, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA; Institute of Healthy Ageing, Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, Darwin Building, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Rice Institute for Biomedical Research, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Rice Institute for Biomedical Research, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cell and Cancer Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cell and Cancer Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Rice Institute for Biomedical Research, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
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Omics Approaches for Identifying Physiological Adaptations to Genome Instability in Aging. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18112329. [PMID: 29113067 PMCID: PMC5713298 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18112329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2017] [Revised: 10/25/2017] [Accepted: 10/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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DNA damage causally contributes to aging and age-related diseases. The declining functioning of tissues and organs during aging can lead to the increased risk of succumbing to aging-associated diseases. Congenital syndromes that are caused by heritable mutations in DNA repair pathways lead to cancer susceptibility and accelerated aging, thus underlining the importance of genome maintenance for withstanding aging. High-throughput mass-spectrometry-based approaches have recently contributed to identifying signalling response networks and gaining a more comprehensive understanding of the physiological adaptations occurring upon unrepaired DNA damage. The insulin-like signalling pathway has been implicated in a DNA damage response (DDR) network that includes epidermal growth factor (EGF)-, AMP-activated protein kinases (AMPK)- and the target of rapamycin (TOR)-like signalling pathways, which are known regulators of growth, metabolism, and stress responses. The same pathways, together with the autophagy-mediated proteostatic response and the decline in energy metabolism have also been found to be similarly regulated during natural aging, suggesting striking parallels in the physiological adaptation upon persistent DNA damage due to DNA repair defects and long-term low-level DNA damage accumulation occurring during natural aging. These insights will be an important starting point to study the interplay between signalling networks involved in progeroid syndromes that are caused by DNA repair deficiencies and to gain new understanding of the consequences of DNA damage in the aging process.
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Gouveia M, Xia K, Colón W, Vieira SI, Ribeiro F. Protein aggregation, cardiovascular diseases, and exercise training: Where do we stand? Ageing Res Rev 2017; 40:1-10. [PMID: 28757291 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2017.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2017] [Revised: 07/11/2017] [Accepted: 07/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Cells ensure their protein quality control through the proteostasis network. Aging and age-related diseases, such as neurodegenerative and cardiovascular diseases, have been associated to the reduction of proteostasis network efficiency and, consequently, to the accumulation of protein misfolded aggregates. The decline in protein homeostasis has been associated with the development and progression of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, cardiac hypertrophy, cardiomyopathies, and heart failure. Exercise training is a key component of the management of patients with cardiovascular disease, consistently improving quality of life and prognosis. In this review, we give an overview on age-related protein aggregation, the role of the increase of misfolded protein aggregates on cardiovascular pathophysiology, and describe the beneficial or deleterious effects of the proteostasis network on the development of cardiovascular disease. We subsequently discuss how exercise training, a key lifestyle intervention in those with cardiovascular disease, could restore proteostasis and improve disease status.
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Kopp Y, Lang WH, Schuster TB, Martínez-Limón A, Hofbauer HF, Ernst R, Calloni G, Vabulas RM. CHIP as a membrane-shuttling proteostasis sensor. eLife 2017; 6:e29388. [PMID: 29091030 PMCID: PMC5665643 DOI: 10.7554/elife.29388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2017] [Accepted: 10/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Cells respond to protein misfolding and aggregation in the cytosol by adjusting gene transcription and a number of post-transcriptional processes. In parallel to functional reactions, cellular structure changes as well; however, the mechanisms underlying the early adaptation of cellular compartments to cytosolic protein misfolding are less clear. Here we show that the mammalian ubiquitin ligase C-terminal Hsp70-interacting protein (CHIP), if freed from chaperones during acute stress, can dock on cellular membranes thus performing a proteostasis sensor function. We reconstituted this process in vitro and found that mainly phosphatidic acid and phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate enhance association of chaperone-free CHIP with liposomes. HSP70 and membranes compete for mutually exclusive binding to the tetratricopeptide repeat domain of CHIP. At new cellular locations, access to compartment-specific substrates would enable CHIP to participate in the reorganization of the respective organelles, as exemplified by the fragmentation of the Golgi apparatus (effector function).
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- Yannick Kopp
- Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life SciencesGoethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am MainGermany
- Institute of Biophysical ChemistryGoethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am MainGermany
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- Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life SciencesGoethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am MainGermany
- Institute of Biophysical ChemistryGoethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am MainGermany
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- Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life SciencesGoethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am MainGermany
- Institute of Biophysical ChemistryGoethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am MainGermany
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- Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life SciencesGoethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am MainGermany
- Institute of Biophysical ChemistryGoethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am MainGermany
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- Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life SciencesGoethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am MainGermany
- Institute of BiochemistryGoethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am MainGermany
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- Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life SciencesGoethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am MainGermany
- Institute of BiochemistryGoethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am MainGermany
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- Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life SciencesGoethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am MainGermany
- Institute of Biophysical ChemistryGoethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am MainGermany
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- Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life SciencesGoethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am MainGermany
- Institute of Biophysical ChemistryGoethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am MainGermany
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Das R, Melo JA, Thondamal M, Morton EA, Cornwell AB, Crick B, Kim JH, Swartz EW, Lamitina T, Douglas PM, Samuelson AV. The homeodomain-interacting protein kinase HPK-1 preserves protein homeostasis and longevity through master regulatory control of the HSF-1 chaperone network and TORC1-restricted autophagy in Caenorhabditis elegans. PLoS Genet 2017; 13:e1007038. [PMID: 29036198 PMCID: PMC5658188 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2016] [Revised: 10/26/2017] [Accepted: 09/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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An extensive proteostatic network comprised of molecular chaperones and protein clearance mechanisms functions collectively to preserve the integrity and resiliency of the proteome. The efficacy of this network deteriorates during aging, coinciding with many clinical manifestations, including protein aggregation diseases of the nervous system. A decline in proteostasis can be delayed through the activation of cytoprotective transcriptional responses, which are sensitive to environmental stress and internal metabolic and physiological cues. The homeodomain-interacting protein kinase (hipk) family members are conserved transcriptional co-factors that have been implicated in both genotoxic and metabolic stress responses from yeast to mammals. We demonstrate that constitutive expression of the sole Caenorhabditis elegans Hipk homolog, hpk-1, is sufficient to delay aging, preserve proteostasis, and promote stress resistance, while loss of hpk-1 is deleterious to these phenotypes. We show that HPK-1 preserves proteostasis and extends longevity through distinct but complementary genetic pathways defined by the heat shock transcription factor (HSF-1), and the target of rapamycin complex 1 (TORC1). We demonstrate that HPK-1 antagonizes sumoylation of HSF-1, a post-translational modification associated with reduced transcriptional activity in mammals. We show that inhibition of sumoylation by RNAi enhances HSF-1-dependent transcriptional induction of chaperones in response to heat shock. We find that hpk-1 is required for HSF-1 to induce molecular chaperones after thermal stress and enhances hormetic extension of longevity. We also show that HPK-1 is required in conjunction with HSF-1 for maintenance of proteostasis in the absence of thermal stress, protecting against the formation of polyglutamine (Q35::YFP) protein aggregates and associated locomotory toxicity. These functions of HPK-1/HSF-1 undergo rapid down-regulation once animals reach reproductive maturity. We show that HPK-1 fortifies proteostasis and extends longevity by an additional independent mechanism: induction of autophagy. HPK-1 is necessary for induction of autophagosome formation and autophagy gene expression in response to dietary restriction (DR) or inactivation of TORC1. The autophagy-stimulating transcription factors pha-4/FoxA and mxl-2/Mlx, but not hlh-30/TFEB or the nuclear hormone receptor nhr-62, are necessary for extended longevity resulting from HPK-1 overexpression. HPK-1 expression is itself induced by transcriptional mechanisms after nutritional stress, and post-transcriptional mechanisms in response to thermal stress. Collectively our results position HPK-1 at a central regulatory node upstream of the greater proteostatic network, acting at the transcriptional level by promoting protein folding via chaperone expression, and protein turnover via expression of autophagy genes. HPK-1 therefore provides a promising intervention point for pharmacological agents targeting the protein homeostasis system as a means of preserving robust longevity. Aging is the gradual and progressive decline of vitality. A hallmark of aging is the decay of protective mechanisms that normally preserve the robustness and resiliency of cells and tissues. Proteostasis is the term that applies specifically to those mechanisms that promote stability of the proteome, the collection of polypeptides that cells produce, by a combination of chaperone-assisted folding and degradation of misfolded or extraneous proteins. We have identified hpk-1 (encoding a homeodomain-interacting protein kinase) in the nematode C. elegans as an important transcriptional regulatory component of the proteostasis machinery. HPK-1 promotes proteostasis by linking two distinct mechanisms: first by stimulating chaperone gene expression via the heat shock transcription factor (HSF-1), and second by stimulating autophagy gene expression in opposition to the target of rapamycin (TOR) kinase signaling pathway. HPK-1 therefore provides an attractive target for interventions to preserve physiological resiliency during aging by preserving the overall health of the proteome.
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- Ritika Das
- Department of Biomedical Genetics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States of America
- Department of Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Genetics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Genetics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Genetics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Genetics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Genetics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Genetics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Hamon Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Genetics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States of America
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Hsieh PN, Zhou G, Yuan Y, Zhang R, Prosdocimo DA, Sangwung P, Borton AH, Boriushkin E, Hamik A, Fujioka H, Fealy CE, Kirwan JP, Peters M, Lu Y, Liao X, Ramírez-Bergeron D, Feng Z, Jain MK. A conserved KLF-autophagy pathway modulates nematode lifespan and mammalian age-associated vascular dysfunction. Nat Commun 2017; 8:914. [PMID: 29030550 PMCID: PMC5640649 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00899-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2016] [Accepted: 08/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Loss of protein and organelle quality control secondary to reduced autophagy is a hallmark of aging. However, the physiologic and molecular regulation of autophagy in long-lived organisms remains incompletely understood. Here we show that the Kruppel-like family of transcription factors are important regulators of autophagy and healthspan in C. elegans, and also modulate mammalian vascular age-associated phenotypes. Kruppel-like family of transcription factor deficiency attenuates autophagy and lifespan extension across mechanistically distinct longevity nematode models. Conversely, Kruppel-like family of transcription factor overexpression extends nematode lifespan in an autophagy-dependent manner. Furthermore, we show the mammalian vascular factor Kruppel-like family of transcription factor 4 has a conserved role in augmenting autophagy and improving vessel function in aged mice. Kruppel-like family of transcription factor 4 expression also decreases with age in human vascular endothelium. Thus, Kruppel-like family of transcription factors constitute a transcriptional regulatory point for the modulation of autophagy and longevity in C. elegans with conserved effects in the murine vasculature and potential implications for mammalian vascular aging.KLF family transcription factors (KLFs) regulate many cellular processes, including proliferation, survival and stress responses. Here, the authors position KLFs as important regulators of autophagy and lifespan in C. elegans, a role that may extend to the modulation of age-associated vascular phenotypes in mammals.
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- Paishiun N Hsieh
- Department of Medicine, Case Cardiovascular Research Institute, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.,Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, 2103 Cornell Road, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.,Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Case Cardiovascular Research Institute, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.,Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, 2103 Cornell Road, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Case Cardiovascular Research Institute, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.,Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, 2103 Cornell Road, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Case Cardiovascular Research Institute, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.,Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, 2103 Cornell Road, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Case Cardiovascular Research Institute, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.,Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, 2103 Cornell Road, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.,Department of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Case Cardiovascular Research Institute, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.,Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, 2103 Cornell Road, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.,Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Case Cardiovascular Research Institute, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.,Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, 2103 Cornell Road, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Case Cardiovascular Research Institute, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.,Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, 2103 Cornell Road, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Electron Microscopy Facility, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.,Department of Pharmacology, Center for Mitochondrial Diseases, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Kent State University, Cunningham Hall, Kent, OH, 44242, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, Lerner Research Institute, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.,Metabolic Translational Research Center, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue/ M83-02, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Department of Biology, Oberlin College, 119 Woodland Street, Oberlin, OH, 44074, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Case Cardiovascular Research Institute, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.,Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, 2103 Cornell Road, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Case Cardiovascular Research Institute, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.,Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, 2103 Cornell Road, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Case Cardiovascular Research Institute, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.,Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, 2103 Cornell Road, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, Case Cardiovascular Research Institute, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA. .,Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, 2103 Cornell Road, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
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Bhattacharyya S, Kim K, Teizer W. Remodeling Tau and Prion Proteins Using Nanochaperons. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 1:e1700108. [PMID: 32646192 DOI: 10.1002/adbi.201700108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2017] [Revised: 07/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
There is increasing evidence that tau protein behaves in a prion-like manner in tauopathy. The stabilization of tau protein using a small molecular compound can limit tauopathy associated morbidity that advances with ageing. Here, a lab-on-a-chip experiment is reported, where gold citrate nanoparticles (5 nm, AuNPs) can remodel mutant tau protein (P301L) and prion, thus resolving the mutant tau- and prion-mediated impairment of kinesin cargo transport on microtubules. It is found that tau protein is overexpressed in Alzheimer's disease (AD) patient serum samples and the tau conformational change can also be affected in human serum samples of AD when treated with AuNPs ex vivo. Similarly, AuNPs reorganizing the prion protein and inducing conformational changes of prions in AD serum have been observed, while having no effect on alpha-synuclein in Parkinson patient serum. The mapping of AD serum mediated traffic jams, using particle tracking and mean square displacement analysis, and the observed recovery of uninterrupted processive motor functions by AuNP treatment show that kinesin cargo assays might be a useful method for future ex vivo validation of a targeted therapy against tauopathy before administration, a viable option to combat various neurodegenerative disorders arising from the susceptibility of amyloidogenic proteins toward aggregation.
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- Sanjib Bhattacharyya
- WPI-Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan
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- WPI-Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan
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- WPI-Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan.,Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA.,Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA
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Arndt DA, Oostveen EK, Triplett J, Butterfield DA, Tsyusko OV, Collin B, Starnes DL, Cai J, Klein JB, Nass R, Unrine JM. The role of charge in the toxicity of polymer-coated cerium oxide nanomaterials to Caenorhabditis elegans. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2017; 201:1-10. [PMID: 28888877 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2017.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2017] [Revised: 08/20/2017] [Accepted: 08/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
This study examined the impact of surface functionalization and charge on ceria nanomaterial toxicity to Caenorhabditis elegans. The examined endpoints included mortality, reproduction, protein expression, and protein oxidation profiles. Caenorhabditis elegans were exposed to identical 2-5nm ceria nanomaterial cores which were coated with cationic (diethylaminoethyl dextran; DEAE), anionic (carboxymethyl dextran; CM), and non-ionic (dextran; DEX) polymers. Mortality and reproductive toxicity of DEAE-CeO2 was approximately two orders of magnitude higher than for CM-CeO2 or DEX-CeO2. Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis with orbitrap mass spectrometry identification revealed changes in the expression profiles of several mitochondrial-related proteins and proteins that are expressed in the C. elegans intestine. However, each type of CeO2 material exhibited a distinct protein expression profile. Increases in protein carbonyls and protein-bound 3-nitrotyrosine were also observed for some proteins, indicating oxidative and nitrosative damage. Taken together the results indicate that the magnitude of toxicity and toxicity pathways vary greatly due to surface functionalization of CeO2 nanomaterials.
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- Devrah A Arndt
- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- CNRS, IRD, Coll. France, CEREGE, Aix Marseille Université, Aix-en-Provence, France
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Center for Proteomics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Center for Proteomics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, United States
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States.
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Pokrzywa W, Lorenz R, Hoppe T. Chaperone-directed ubiquitylation maintains proteostasis at the expense of longevity. WORM 2017; 6:e1371403. [PMID: 28959501 PMCID: PMC5612283 DOI: 10.1080/21624054.2017.1371403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 08/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The integrity of the cellular proteome is supported by quality control networks, which govern protein synthesis, folding, and degradation. It is generally accepted that an age-related decline in protein homeostasis (proteostasis) contributes to protein aggregation diseases. However, the mechanistic principles underlying proteostasis imbalance and the impact on life expectancy are not well understood. We recently demonstrated that this interrelation is affected by chaperone-directed ubiquitylation, shifting the amount of the conserved DAF-2/insulin receptor both in Caenorhabditis elegans and Drosophila melanogaster. The ubiquitin ligase CHIP either targets the membrane bound insulin receptor or misfolded proteins for degradation, which depends on the cellular proteostasis status. Increased proteotoxicity triggers chaperone-assisted redirection of CHIP toward protein aggregates, limiting its capacity to degrade the insulin receptor and prevent premature aging. In light of these findings, we discuss a new concept for understanding the impact of proteome imbalance on longevity risk.
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- Wojciech Pokrzywa
- Institute for Genetics and Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute for Genetics and Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute for Genetics and Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Sekiya M, Maruko-Otake A, Hearn S, Sakakibara Y, Fujisaki N, Suzuki E, Ando K, Iijima KM. EDEM Function in ERAD Protects against Chronic ER Proteinopathy and Age-Related Physiological Decline in Drosophila. Dev Cell 2017. [PMID: 28633019 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2017.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The unfolded protein response (UPR), which protects cells against accumulation of misfolded proteins in the ER, is induced in several age-associated degenerative diseases. However, sustained UPR activation has negative effects on cellular functions and may worsen disease symptoms. It remains unknown whether and how UPR components can be utilized to counteract chronic ER proteinopathies. We found that promotion of ER-associated degradation (ERAD) through upregulation of ERAD-enhancing α-mannosidase-like proteins (EDEMs) protected against chronic ER proteinopathy without inducing toxicity in a Drosophila model. ERAD activity in the brain decreased with aging, and upregulation of EDEMs suppressed age-dependent behavioral decline and extended the lifespan without affecting the UPR gene expression network. Intriguingly, EDEM mannosidase activity was dispensable for these protective effects. Therefore, upregulation of EDEM function in the ERAD protects against ER proteinopathy in vivo and thus represents a potential therapeutic target for chronic diseases.
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- Michiko Sekiya
- Department of Alzheimer's Disease Research, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Aichi 474-8511, Japan.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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- Microscopy Shared Resource, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724, USA
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- Department of Alzheimer's Disease Research, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Aichi 474-8511, Japan
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- Department of Alzheimer's Disease Research, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Aichi 474-8511, Japan; Department of Experimental Gerontology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Aichi 467-0027, Japan
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- Structural Biology Center, National Institute of Genetics and Gene Network Laboratory, School of Life Science, SOKENDAI, Mishima, Shizuoka 411-8540, Japan
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- Department of Neuroscience, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA; Department of Biological Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
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- Department of Alzheimer's Disease Research, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Aichi 474-8511, Japan; Department of Experimental Gerontology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Aichi 467-0027, Japan.
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Tamás MJ, Fauvet B, Christen P, Goloubinoff P. Misfolding and aggregation of nascent proteins: a novel mode of toxic cadmium action in vivo. Curr Genet 2017; 64:177-181. [PMID: 28936749 PMCID: PMC5778182 DOI: 10.1007/s00294-017-0748-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2017] [Revised: 09/08/2017] [Accepted: 09/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Cadmium is a highly poisonous metal and a human carcinogen, but the molecular mechanisms underlying its cellular toxicity are not fully understood. Recent findings in yeast cells indicate that cadmium exerts its deleterious effects by inducing widespread misfolding and aggregation of nascent proteins. Here, we discuss this novel mode of toxic heavy metal action and propose a mechanism by which molecular chaperones may reduce the damaging effects of heavy metal ions on protein structures.
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- Markus J Tamás
- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, 405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, Lausanne University, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Zurich, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, Lausanne University, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Li J, Labbadia J, Morimoto RI. Rethinking HSF1 in Stress, Development, and Organismal Health. Trends Cell Biol 2017; 27:895-905. [PMID: 28890254 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2017.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2017] [Revised: 08/14/2017] [Accepted: 08/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The heat shock response (HSR) was originally discovered as a transcriptional response to elevated temperature shock and led to the identification of heat shock proteins and heat shock factor 1 (HSF1). Since then HSF1 has been shown to be important for combating other forms of environmental perturbations as well as genetic variations that cause proteotoxic stress. The HSR has long been thought to be an absolute response to conditions of cell stress and the primary mechanism by which HSF1 promotes organismal health by preventing protein aggregation and subsequent proteome imbalance. Accumulating evidence now shows that HSF1, the central player in the HSR, is regulated according to specific cellular requirements through cell-autonomous and non-autonomous signals, and directs transcriptional programs distinct from the HSR during development and in carcinogenesis. We discuss here these 'non-canonical' roles of HSF1, its regulation in diverse conditions of development, reproduction, metabolism, and aging, and posit that HSF1 serves to integrate diverse biological and pathological responses.
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- Jian Li
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Rice Institute for Biomedical Research Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA; Present address: Functional and Chemical Genomics Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Rice Institute for Biomedical Research Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA; Present address: Institute of Healthy Ageing, Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Rice Institute for Biomedical Research Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
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Baxi K, Ghavidel A, Waddell B, Harkness TA, de Carvalho CE. Regulation of Lysosomal Function by the DAF-16 Forkhead Transcription Factor Couples Reproduction to Aging in Caenorhabditis elegans. Genetics 2017; 207:83-101. [PMID: 28696216 PMCID: PMC5586388 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.117.204222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2017] [Accepted: 07/03/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Aging in eukaryotes is accompanied by widespread deterioration of the somatic tissue. Yet, abolishing germ cells delays the age-dependent somatic decline in Caenorhabditis elegans In adult worms lacking germ cells, the activation of the DAF-9/DAF-12 steroid signaling pathway in the gonad recruits DAF-16 activity in the intestine to promote longevity-associated phenotypes. However, the impact of this pathway on the fitness of normally reproducing animals is less clear. Here, we explore the link between progeny production and somatic aging and identify the loss of lysosomal acidity-a critical regulator of the proteolytic output of these organelles-as a novel biomarker of aging in C. elegans The increase in lysosomal pH in older worms is not a passive consequence of aging, but instead is timed with the cessation of reproduction, and correlates with the reduction in proteostasis in early adult life. Our results further implicate the steroid signaling pathway and DAF-16 in dynamically regulating lysosomal pH in the intestine of wild-type worms in response to the reproductive cycle. In the intestine of reproducing worms, DAF-16 promotes acidic lysosomes by upregulating the expression of v-ATPase genes. These findings support a model in which protein clearance in the soma is linked to reproduction in the gonad via the active regulation of lysosomal acidification.
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- Kunal Baxi
- Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N5E2, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N5E2, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N5E2, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N5E2, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N5E2, Canada
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Shemesh N, Meshnik L, Shpigel N, Ben-Zvi A. Dietary-Induced Signals That Activate the Gonadal Longevity Pathway during Development Regulate a Proteostasis Switch in Caenorhabditis elegans Adulthood. Front Mol Neurosci 2017; 10:254. [PMID: 28848390 PMCID: PMC5552676 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2017.00254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2017] [Accepted: 07/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Cell-non-autonomous signals dictate the functional state of cellular quality control systems, remodeling the ability of cells to cope with stress and maintain protein homeostasis (proteostasis). One highly regulated cell-non-autonomous switch controls proteostatic capacity in Caenorhabditis elegans adulthood. Signals from the reproductive system down-regulate cyto-protective pathways, unless countered by signals reporting on germline proliferation disruption. Here, we utilized dihomo-γ-linolenic acid (DGLA) that depletes the C. elegans germline to ask when cell-non-autonomous signals from the reproductive system determine somatic proteostasis and whether such regulation is reversible. We found that diet supplementation of DGLA resulted in the maintenance of somatic proteostasis after the onset of reproduction. DGLA-dependent proteostasis remodeling was only effective if animals were exposed to DGLA during larval development. A short exposure of 16 h during the second to fourth larval stages was sufficient and required to maintain somatic proteostasis in adulthood but not to extend lifespan. The reproductive system was required for DGLA-dependent remodeling of proteostasis in adulthood, likely via DGLA-dependent disruption of germline stem cells. However, arachidonic acid (AA), a somatic regulator of this pathway that does not require the reproductive system, presented similar regulatory timing. Finally, we showed that DGLA- and AA-supplementation led to activation of the gonadal longevity pathway but presented differential regulatory timing. Proteostasis and stress response regulators, including hsf-1 and daf-16, were only activated if exposed to DGLA and AA during development, while other gonadal longevity factors did not show this regulatory timing. We propose that C. elegans determines its proteostatic fate during development and is committed to either reproduction, and thus present restricted proteostasis, or survival, and thus present robust proteostasis. Given the critical role of proteostatic networks in the onset and progression of many aging-related diseases, such a choice could impact susceptibility to protein misfolding diseases later in life.
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- Netta Shemesh
- Department of Life Sciences, The National Institute for Biotechnology in the NegevBen-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Life Sciences, The National Institute for Biotechnology in the NegevBen-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Life Sciences, The National Institute for Biotechnology in the NegevBen-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Life Sciences, The National Institute for Biotechnology in the NegevBen-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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Mihailidou C, Chatzistamou I, Papavassiliou AG, Kiaris H. Modulation of Pancreatic Islets' Function and Survival During Aging Involves the Differential Regulation of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress by p21 and CHOP. Antioxid Redox Signal 2017; 27:185-200. [PMID: 27931122 PMCID: PMC5512329 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2016.6671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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AIMS Although endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is recognized as a major mechanism causing pancreatic dysfunction in diabetes, little is known on how aging modulates the process. Here, we compared the response with ER stress, viability, and insulin release from pancreatic islets of young (6 weeks) or aged (14 months) mice. RESULTS Islets from aged mice were more sensitive to ER stress than their younger counterparts; they exhibited more pronounced unfolded protein response (UPR) and caspase activation and displayed compromised insulin release after high-glucose stimulation. Genetic ablation of p21 sensitized the islets to ER stress, especially in the aged group, whereas CHOP ablation was protective for islets from both aged and younger animals. Ciclopirox (CPX), an iron chelator that stimulates p21 expression, protected islets from glucotoxicity and mice from diet-induced diabetes, especially in the aged group in a manner that was both p21 and CHOP dependent. INNOVATION For the first time, the study shows that age-dependent susceptibility to diet-induced diabetes is associated with the activity of p21 and CHOP in pancreatic islets and that CPX protects islets from glucotoxicity and mice from diabetes in an age-dependent manner. CONCLUSIONS Our results identify ER stress as an age-dependent modifier of islet survival and function by mechanisms implicating enhancement of CHOP activity and inhibition of the protective activity of p21. These findings suggest that interventions restoring the homeostatic activity of ER stress, by agents such as CPX, may be particularly beneficial for the management of diabetes in the elderly. Antioxid. Redox Signal. 27, 185-200.
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- Chrysovalantou Mihailidou
- 1 Department of Biological Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens , Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- 2 Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine , Columbia, South Carolina
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- 1 Department of Biological Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens , Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- 1 Department of Biological Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens , Medical School, Athens, Greece .,3 Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, University of South Carolina , Columbia, South Carolina
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Martínez G, Duran‐Aniotz C, Cabral‐Miranda F, Vivar JP, Hetz C. Endoplasmic reticulum proteostasis impairment in aging. Aging Cell 2017; 16:615-623. [PMID: 28436203 PMCID: PMC5506418 DOI: 10.1111/acel.12599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Perturbed neuronal proteostasis is a salient feature shared by both aging and protein misfolding disorders. The proteostasis network controls the health of the proteome by integrating pathways involved in protein synthesis, folding, trafficking, secretion, and their degradation. A reduction in the buffering capacity of the proteostasis network during aging may increase the risk to undergo neurodegeneration by enhancing the accumulation of misfolded proteins. As almost one-third of the proteome is synthetized at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), maintenance of its proper function is fundamental to sustain neuronal function. In fact, ER stress is a common feature of most neurodegenerative diseases. The unfolded protein response (UPR) operates as central player to maintain ER homeostasis or the induction of cell death of chronically damaged cells. Here, we discuss recent evidence placing ER stress as a driver of brain aging, and the emerging impact of neuronal UPR in controlling global proteostasis at the whole organismal level. Finally, we discuss possible therapeutic interventions to improve proteostasis and prevent pathological brain aging.
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- Gabriela Martínez
- Center for Geroscience, Brain Health and MetabolismSantiagoChile
- Biomedical Neuroscience InstituteFaculty of MedicineUniversity of ChileSantiagoChile
- Program of Cellular and Molecular BiologyInstitute of Biomedical SciencesUniversity of ChileSantiagoChile
- Center for Integrative BiologyUniversidad MayorSantiagoChile
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- Center for Geroscience, Brain Health and MetabolismSantiagoChile
- Biomedical Neuroscience InstituteFaculty of MedicineUniversity of ChileSantiagoChile
- Program of Cellular and Molecular BiologyInstitute of Biomedical SciencesUniversity of ChileSantiagoChile
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- Center for Geroscience, Brain Health and MetabolismSantiagoChile
- Biomedical Neuroscience InstituteFaculty of MedicineUniversity of ChileSantiagoChile
- Program of Cellular and Molecular BiologyInstitute of Biomedical SciencesUniversity of ChileSantiagoChile
- Instituto de Ciências BiomédicasUniversidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroBrasil
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- Center for Geroscience, Brain Health and MetabolismSantiagoChile
- Biomedical Neuroscience InstituteFaculty of MedicineUniversity of ChileSantiagoChile
- Program of Cellular and Molecular BiologyInstitute of Biomedical SciencesUniversity of ChileSantiagoChile
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- Center for Geroscience, Brain Health and MetabolismSantiagoChile
- Biomedical Neuroscience InstituteFaculty of MedicineUniversity of ChileSantiagoChile
- Program of Cellular and Molecular BiologyInstitute of Biomedical SciencesUniversity of ChileSantiagoChile
- Buck Institute for Research on AgingNovatoCA94945USA
- Department of Immunology and Infectious diseasesHarvard School of Public HealthBostonMA02115USA
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Oka S, Shiraishi K, Fujimoto M, Katiyar A, Takii R, Nakai A, Matsuyama H. Role of Heat Shock Factor 1 in Conserving Cholesterol Transportation in Leydig Cell Steroidogenesis via Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein. Endocrinology 2017; 158:2648-2658. [PMID: 28575284 DOI: 10.1210/en.2017-00132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2017] [Accepted: 05/24/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Testicular testosterone synthesis begins with cholesterol transport into mitochondria via steroidogenic acute regulatory (StAR) protein in Leydig cells. Acute heat stress is known to obstruct testicular steroidogenesis by transcriptional repression of StAR. In contrast, chronic heat stress such as cryptorchidism or varicocele generally does not affect testicular steroidogenesis, suggesting that Leydig cells adapt to heat stress and retain their steroid synthesis ability. However, the mechanisms of the stress response in steroid-producing cells are unclear. We examined the relationship between the heat stress response and heat shock factor 1 (HSF1), which protects cells from proteotoxic stress by inducing heat shock protein as a molecular chaperone. The influences of HSF1 deficiency on cholesterol transport by StAR and the expression of steroidogenic enzymes under chronic heat stress were studied in testes of HSF1-knockout (HSF1KO) mice with experimental cryptorchidism. StAR protein in wild-type-cryptorchid mice was transiently decreased after induction of cryptorchidism and then gradually returned to basal levels. In contrast, StAR protein in HSF1KO mice continued to decrease and failed to recover, resulting in impaired serum testosterone. StAR messenger RNA was not decreased with cryptorchidism, indicating that posttranslational modification of StAR, not its transcription, was obstructed in cryptorchidism. Other steroidogenic enzymes, including CYP11A1, 3β-HSD, and CYP17A1, were not decreased. Lipid droplets were increased in the cytosol of HSF1KO-cryptorchid mice, suggesting dysfunctional cholesterol transportation. These findings provide insight into the role of HSF1 in Leydig cell steroidogenesis, suggesting that it maintains cholesterol transport by recovering StAR under chronic heat stress.
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- Shintaro Oka
- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-8505, Japan
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-8505, Japan
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- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-8505, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-8505, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-8505, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-8505, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-8505, Japan
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- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-8505, Japan
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Vincenz-Donnelly L, Hipp MS. The endoplasmic reticulum: A hub of protein quality control in health and disease. Free Radic Biol Med 2017; 108:383-393. [PMID: 28363604 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2017.03.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2016] [Revised: 03/20/2017] [Accepted: 03/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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One third of the eukaryotic proteome is synthesized at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), whose unique properties provide a folding environment substantially different from the cytosol. A healthy, balanced proteome in the ER is maintained by a network of factors referred to as the ER quality control (ERQC) machinery. This network consists of various protein folding chaperones and modifying enzymes, and is regulated by stress response pathways that prevent the build-up as well as the secretion of potentially toxic and aggregation-prone misfolded protein species. Here, we describe the components of the ERQC machinery, investigate their response to different forms of stress, and discuss the consequences of ERQC break-down.
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- Lisa Vincenz-Donnelly
- Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Department of Cellular Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Department of Cellular Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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Charmpilas N, Kyriakakis E, Tavernarakis N. Small heat shock proteins in ageing and age-related diseases. Cell Stress Chaperones 2017; 22:481-492. [PMID: 28074336 PMCID: PMC5465026 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-016-0761-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2016] [Revised: 12/19/2016] [Accepted: 12/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Small heat shock proteins (sHSPs) are gatekeepers of cellular homeostasis across species, preserving proteome integrity under stressful conditions. Nonetheless, recent evidence suggests that sHSPs are more than molecular chaperones with merely auxiliary role. In contrast, sHSPs have emerged as central lifespan determinants, and their malfunction has been associated with the manifestation of neurological disorders, cardiovascular disease and cancer malignancies. In this review, we focus on the role of sHSPs in ageing and age-associated diseases and highlight the most prominent paradigms, where impairment of sHSP function has been implicated in human pathology.
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- Nikolaos Charmpilas
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, 70013, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
- Department of Biology, University of Crete, 70013, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, 70013, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
- Department of Biomedicine, Laboratory for Signal Transduction, Basel University Hospital and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, 70013, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, 70013, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
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The incidence and prevalence of cardiac diseases, which are the main cause of death worldwide, are likely to increase because of population ageing. Prevailing theories about the mechanisms of ageing feature the gradual derailment of cellular protein homeostasis (proteostasis) and loss of protein quality control as central factors. In the heart, loss of protein patency, owing to flaws in genetically-determined design or because of environmentally-induced 'wear and tear', can overwhelm protein quality control, thereby triggering derailment of proteostasis and contributing to cardiac ageing. Failure of protein quality control involves impairment of chaperones, ubiquitin-proteosomal systems, autophagy, and loss of sarcomeric and cytoskeletal proteins, all of which relate to induction of cardiomyocyte senescence. Targeting protein quality control to maintain cardiac proteostasis offers a novel therapeutic strategy to promote cardiac health and combat cardiac disease. Currently marketed drugs are available to explore this concept in the clinical setting.
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- Robert H Henning
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Protein homeostasis of a metastable subproteome associated with Alzheimer's disease. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2017; 114:E5703-E5711. [PMID: 28652376 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1618417114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia. A hallmark of this disease is the presence of aberrant deposits containing by the Aβ peptide (amyloid plaques) and the tau protein (neurofibrillary tangles) in the brains of affected individuals. Increasing evidence suggests that the formation of these deposits is closely associated with the age-related dysregulation of a large set of highly expressed and aggregation-prone proteins, which make up a metastable subproteome. To understand in more detail the origins of such dysregulation, we identify specific components of the protein homeostasis system associated with these metastable proteins by using a gene coexpression analysis. Our results reveal the particular importance of the protein trafficking and clearance mechanisms, including specific branches of the endosomal-lysosomal and ubiquitin-proteasome systems, in maintaining the homeostasis of the metastable subproteome associated with Alzheimer's disease.
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A healthy proteome is essential for cell survival. Protein misfolding is linked to a rapidly expanding list of human diseases, ranging from neurodegenerative diseases to aging and cancer. Many of these diseases are characterized by the accumulation of misfolded proteins in intra- and extracellular inclusions, such as amyloid plaques. The clear link between protein misfolding and disease highlights the need to better understand the elaborate machinery that manages proteome homeostasis, or proteostasis, in the cell. Proteostasis depends on a network of molecular chaperones and clearance pathways involved in the recognition, refolding, and/or clearance of aberrant proteins. Recent studies reveal that an integral part of the cellular management of misfolded proteins is their spatial sequestration into several defined compartments. Here, we review the properties, function, and formation of these compartments. Spatial sequestration plays a central role in protein quality control and cellular fitness and represents a critical link to the pathogenesis of protein aggregation-linked diseases.
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305; , ,
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305; , ,
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Regulation of cell-non-autonomous proteostasis in metazoans. Essays Biochem 2017; 60:133-142. [PMID: 27744329 PMCID: PMC5065704 DOI: 10.1042/ebc20160006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2016] [Accepted: 04/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Cells have developed robust adaptation mechanisms to survive environmental conditions that challenge the integrity of their proteome and ensure cellular viability. These are stress signalling pathways that integrate extracellular signals with the ability to detect and efficiently respond to protein-folding perturbations within the cell. Within the context of an organism, the cell-autonomous effects of these signalling mechanisms are superimposed by cell-non-autonomous stress signalling pathways that allow co-ordination of stress responses across tissues. These transcellular stress signalling pathways orchestrate and maintain the cellular proteome at an organismal level. This article focuses on mechanisms in both invertebrate and vertebrate organisms that activate stress responses in a cell-non-autonomous manner. We discuss emerging insights and provide specific examples on how components of the cell-non-autonomous proteostasis network are used in cancer and protein-folding diseases to drive disease progression across tissues.
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Abundant evidence shows that the genome is not as static as once thought and that gene expression can be reversibly modulated by the environment. In some cases, these changes can be transmitted to the next generation even if the environment has reverted. Such transgenerational epigenetic inheritance requires that information be stored in the germline in response to exogenous stressors. One of the most elusive questions in the field of epigenetic inheritance is the identity of such inherited factor(s). Answering this question would allow us to understand how the environment can shape human populations for multiple generations and may help to explain the rapid rise in obesity and neurodegenerative diseases in modern society. It will also provide clues on how we might be able to reprogramme the epigenome to prevent transmission of detrimental phenotypes and identify individuals who might be at increased risk of disease. In this article, we aim to review recent developments in this field, focusing on research conducted mostly in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans and mice, that link environmental modulators with the transgenerational inheritance of phenotypes that affect protein-folding homoeostasis and ageing.
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Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Caused by Lipoprotein Accumulation Suppresses Immunity against Bacterial Pathogens and Contributes to Immunosenescence. mBio 2017; 8:mBio.00778-17. [PMID: 28559483 PMCID: PMC5449662 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00778-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The unfolded protein response (UPR) is a stress response pathway that is activated upon increased unfolded and/or misfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), and enhanced ER stress response prolongs life span and improves immunity. However, the mechanism by which ER stress affects immunity remains poorly understood. Using the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, we show that mutations in the lipoproteins vitellogenins, which are homologs of human apolipoprotein B-100, resulted in upregulation of the UPR. Lipoprotein accumulation in the intestine adversely affects the immune response and the life span of the organism, suggesting that it could be a contributing factor to immunosenescence. We show that lipoprotein accumulation inhibited the expression of several immune genes encoding proteins secreted by the intestinal cells in an IRE-1-independent manner. Our studies provide a mechanistic explanation for adverse effects caused by protein aggregation and ER stress on immunity and highlight the role of an IRE-1-independent pathway in the suppression of the expression of genes encoding secreted proteins. Increased accumulation of unfolded and/or misfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) leads to enhanced ER stress. However, the mechanism(s) by which ER stress affects immunity remain understudied. Using the nematode C. elegans, we showed that mutations in lipoproteins lead to their accumulation in the intestine, causing ER stress and adversely affecting the life span of the organisms and their resistance to pathogen infection. Our results indicate that the ER stress caused by lipoprotein accumulation significantly reduced the levels of expression of genes encoding secreted immune effectors, contributing to immunosenescence. It is known that ER stress may suppress gene expression via IRE-1, which is a sensor of ER stress. The novel mechanism uncovered in our study is IRE-1 independent, which highlights the role of a novel process by which ER stress suppresses innate immunity.
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How and why do toxic conformers of aberrant proteins accumulate during ageing? Essays Biochem 2017; 61:317-324. [DOI: 10.1042/ebc20160085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2017] [Revised: 04/04/2017] [Accepted: 04/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Ageing can be defined as a gradual decline in cellular and physical functions accompanied by an increased sensitivity to the environment and risk of death. The increased risk of mortality is causally connected to a gradual, intracellular accumulation of so-called ageing factors, of which damaged and aggregated proteins are believed to be one. Such aggregated proteins also contribute to several age-related neurodegenerative disorders e.g. Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Huntington’s diseases, highlighting the importance of protein quality control (PQC) in ageing and its associated diseases. PQC consists of two interrelated systems: the temporal control system aimed at refolding, repairing, and/or removing aberrant proteins and their aggregates and the spatial control system aimed at harnessing the potential toxicity of aberrant proteins by sequestering them at specific cellular locations. The accumulation of toxic conformers of aberrant proteins during ageing is often declared to be a consequence of an incapacitated temporal PQC system—i.e. a gradual decline in the activity of chaperones and proteases. Here, we review the current knowledge on PQC in relation to ageing and highlight that the breakdown of both temporal and spatial PQC may contribute to ageing and thus comprise potential targets for therapeutic interventions of the ageing process.
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The health of an organism is orchestrated by a multitude of molecular and biochemical networks responsible for ensuring homeostasis within cells and tissues. However, upon aging, a progressive failure in the maintenance of this homeostatic balance occurs in response to a variety of endogenous and environmental stresses, allowing the accumulation of damage, the physiological decline of individual tissues, and susceptibility to diseases. What are the molecular and cellular signaling events that control the aging process and how can this knowledge help design therapeutic strategies to combat age-associated diseases? Here we provide a comprehensive overview of the evolutionarily conserved biological processes that alter the rate of aging and discuss their link to disease prevention and the extension of healthy life span.
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- Celine E Riera
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720; .,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815.,Glenn Center for Research on Aging, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720; .,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815.,Glenn Center for Research on Aging, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815.,The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California 92037
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720; .,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815.,Glenn Center for Research on Aging, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720
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Lazarev VF, Mikhaylova ER, Guzhova IV, Margulis BA. Possible Function of Molecular Chaperones in Diseases Caused by Propagating Amyloid Aggregates. Front Neurosci 2017; 11:277. [PMID: 28559794 PMCID: PMC5433261 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2017.00277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2017] [Accepted: 04/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The vast majority of neurodegenerative pathologies stem from the formation of toxic oligomers and aggregates composed of wrongly folded proteins. These protein complexes can be released from pathogenic cells and enthralled by other cells, causing the formation of new aggregates in a prion-like manner. By this mechanism, migrating complexes can transmit a disorder to distant regions of the brain and promote gradually transmitting degenerative processes. Molecular chaperones can counteract the toxicity of misfolded proteins. In this review, we discuss recent data on the possible cytoprotective functions of chaperones in horizontally transmitting neurological disorders.
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- Vladimir F Lazarev
- Laboratory of Cell Protection Mechanisms, Institute of Cytology of the Russian Academy of SciencesSt. Petersburg, Russia
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- Laboratory of Cell Protection Mechanisms, Institute of Cytology of the Russian Academy of SciencesSt. Petersburg, Russia
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- Laboratory of Cell Protection Mechanisms, Institute of Cytology of the Russian Academy of SciencesSt. Petersburg, Russia
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- Laboratory of Cell Protection Mechanisms, Institute of Cytology of the Russian Academy of SciencesSt. Petersburg, Russia
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Lackie RE, Maciejewski A, Ostapchenko VG, Marques-Lopes J, Choy WY, Duennwald ML, Prado VF, Prado MAM. The Hsp70/Hsp90 Chaperone Machinery in Neurodegenerative Diseases. Front Neurosci 2017; 11:254. [PMID: 28559789 PMCID: PMC5433227 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2017.00254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 232] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2017] [Accepted: 04/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The accumulation of misfolded proteins in the human brain is one of the critical features of many neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). Assembles of beta-amyloid (Aβ) peptide—either soluble (oligomers) or insoluble (plaques) and of tau protein, which form neurofibrillary tangles, are the major hallmarks of AD. Chaperones and co-chaperones regulate protein folding and client maturation, but they also target misfolded or aggregated proteins for refolding or for degradation, mostly by the proteasome. They form an important line of defense against misfolded proteins and are part of the cellular quality control system. The heat shock protein (Hsp) family, particularly Hsp70 and Hsp90, plays a major part in this process and it is well-known to regulate protein misfolding in a variety of diseases, including tau levels and toxicity in AD. However, the role of Hsp90 in regulating protein misfolding is not yet fully understood. For example, knockdown of Hsp90 and its co-chaperones in a Caenorhabditis elegans model of Aβ misfolding leads to increased toxicity. On the other hand, the use of Hsp90 inhibitors in AD mouse models reduces Aβ toxicity, and normalizes synaptic function. Stress-inducible phosphoprotein 1 (STI1), an intracellular co-chaperone, mediates the transfer of clients from Hsp70 to Hsp90. Importantly, STI1 has been shown to regulate aggregation of amyloid-like proteins in yeast. In addition to its intracellular function, STI1 can be secreted by diverse cell types, including astrocytes and microglia and function as a neurotrophic ligand by triggering signaling via the cellular prion protein (PrPC). Extracellular STI1 can prevent Aβ toxic signaling by (i) interfering with Aβ binding to PrPC and (ii) triggering pro-survival signaling cascades. Interestingly, decreased levels of STI1 in C. elegans can also increase toxicity in an amyloid model. In this review, we will discuss the role of intracellular and extracellular STI1 and the Hsp70/Hsp90 chaperone network in mechanisms underlying protein misfolding in neurodegenerative diseases, with particular focus on AD.
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- Rachel E Lackie
- Molecular Medicine, Robarts Research Institute, University of Western OntarioLondon, ON, Canada.,Program in Neuroscience, University of Western OntarioLondon, ON, Canada
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- Molecular Medicine, Robarts Research Institute, University of Western OntarioLondon, ON, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, University of Western OntarioLondon, ON, Canada
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- Molecular Medicine, Robarts Research Institute, University of Western OntarioLondon, ON, Canada
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- Molecular Medicine, Robarts Research Institute, University of Western OntarioLondon, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Western OntarioLondon, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Western OntarioLondon, ON, Canada
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- Molecular Medicine, Robarts Research Institute, University of Western OntarioLondon, ON, Canada.,Program in Neuroscience, University of Western OntarioLondon, ON, Canada.,Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Western OntarioLondon, ON, Canada.,Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western OntarioLondon, ON, Canada
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- Molecular Medicine, Robarts Research Institute, University of Western OntarioLondon, ON, Canada.,Program in Neuroscience, University of Western OntarioLondon, ON, Canada.,Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Western OntarioLondon, ON, Canada.,Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western OntarioLondon, ON, Canada
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Lindholm D, Korhonen L, Eriksson O, Kõks S. Recent Insights into the Role of Unfolded Protein Response in ER Stress in Health and Disease. Front Cell Dev Biol 2017; 5:48. [PMID: 28540288 PMCID: PMC5423914 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2017.00048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2017] [Accepted: 04/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Unfolded stress response (UPR) is a conserved cellular pathway involved in protein quality control to maintain homeostasis under different conditions and disease states characterized by cell stress. Although three general schemes of and genes induced by UPR are rather well-established, open questions remain including the precise role of UPR in human diseases and the interactions between different sensor systems during cell stress signaling. Particularly, the issue how the normally adaptive and pro-survival UPR pathway turns into a deleterious process causing sustained endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and cell death requires more studies. UPR is also named a friend with multiple personalities that we need to understand better to fully recognize its role in normal physiology and in disease pathology. UPR interacts with other organelles including mitochondria, and with cell stress signals and degradation pathways such as autophagy and the ubiquitin proteasome system. Here we review current concepts and mechanisms of UPR as studied in different cells and model systems and highlight the relevance of UPR and related stress signals in various human diseases.
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- Dan Lindholm
- Medicum, Department of Biochemistry and Developmental Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of HelsinkiHelsinki, Finland.,Minerva Foundation Institute for Medical ResearchHelsinki, Finland
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- Minerva Foundation Institute for Medical ResearchHelsinki, Finland.,Division of Child Psychiatry, Helsinki University Central HospitalHelsinki, Finland
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- Medicum, Department of Biochemistry and Developmental Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of HelsinkiHelsinki, Finland
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- Department of Pathophysiology, University of TartuTartu, Estonia.,Department of Reproductive Biology, Estonian University of Life SciencesTartu, Estonia
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Jiang M, Yu S, Yu Z, Sheng H, Li Y, Liu S, Warner DS, Paschen W, Yang W. XBP1 (X-Box-Binding Protein-1)-Dependent O-GlcNAcylation Is Neuroprotective in Ischemic Stroke in Young Mice and Its Impairment in Aged Mice Is Rescued by Thiamet-G. Stroke 2017; 48:1646-1654. [PMID: 28487326 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.117.016579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2017] [Revised: 03/09/2017] [Accepted: 03/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Impaired protein homeostasis induced by endoplasmic reticulum dysfunction is a key feature of a variety of age-related brain diseases including stroke. To restore endoplasmic reticulum function impaired by stress, the unfolded protein response is activated. A key unfolded protein response prosurvival pathway is controlled by the endoplasmic reticulum stress sensor (inositol-requiring enzyme-1), XBP1 (downstream X-box-binding protein-1), and O-GlcNAc (O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine) modification of proteins (O-GlcNAcylation). Stroke impairs endoplasmic reticulum function, which activates unfolded protein response. The rationale of this study was to explore the potentials of the IRE1/XBP1/O-GlcNAc axis as a target for neuroprotection in ischemic stroke. METHODS Mice with Xbp1 loss and gain of function in neurons were generated. Stroke was induced by transient or permanent occlusion of the middle cerebral artery in young and aged mice. Thiamet-G was used to increase O-GlcNAcylation. RESULTS Deletion of Xbp1 worsened outcome after transient and permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion. After stroke, O-GlcNAcylation was activated in neurons of the stroke penumbra in young mice, which was largely Xbp1 dependent. This activation of O-GlcNAcylation was impaired in aged mice. Pharmacological increase of O-GlcNAcylation before or after stroke improved outcome in both young and aged mice. CONCLUSIONS Our study indicates a critical role for the IRE1/XBP1 unfolded protein response branch in stroke outcome. O-GlcNAcylation is a prosurvival pathway that is activated in the stroke penumbra in young mice but impaired in aged mice. Boosting prosurvival pathways to counterbalance the age-related decline in the brain's self-healing capacity could be a promising strategy to improve ischemic stroke outcome in aged brains.
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- Meng Jiang
- From the Multidisciplinary Neuroprotection Laboratories, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (M.J., S.Y., Z.Y., H.S., Y.L., S.L., D.S.W., W.P., W.Y.); Department of Anesthesiology (M.J.) and Department of Critical Care Medicine (Z.Y.), Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, China; Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration of Jiangsu and Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, China (S.Y.); and Department of Cardiology, The Fifth Central Hospital of Tianjin, China (Y.L.)
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- From the Multidisciplinary Neuroprotection Laboratories, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (M.J., S.Y., Z.Y., H.S., Y.L., S.L., D.S.W., W.P., W.Y.); Department of Anesthesiology (M.J.) and Department of Critical Care Medicine (Z.Y.), Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, China; Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration of Jiangsu and Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, China (S.Y.); and Department of Cardiology, The Fifth Central Hospital of Tianjin, China (Y.L.)
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- From the Multidisciplinary Neuroprotection Laboratories, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (M.J., S.Y., Z.Y., H.S., Y.L., S.L., D.S.W., W.P., W.Y.); Department of Anesthesiology (M.J.) and Department of Critical Care Medicine (Z.Y.), Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, China; Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration of Jiangsu and Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, China (S.Y.); and Department of Cardiology, The Fifth Central Hospital of Tianjin, China (Y.L.)
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- From the Multidisciplinary Neuroprotection Laboratories, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (M.J., S.Y., Z.Y., H.S., Y.L., S.L., D.S.W., W.P., W.Y.); Department of Anesthesiology (M.J.) and Department of Critical Care Medicine (Z.Y.), Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, China; Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration of Jiangsu and Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, China (S.Y.); and Department of Cardiology, The Fifth Central Hospital of Tianjin, China (Y.L.)
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- From the Multidisciplinary Neuroprotection Laboratories, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (M.J., S.Y., Z.Y., H.S., Y.L., S.L., D.S.W., W.P., W.Y.); Department of Anesthesiology (M.J.) and Department of Critical Care Medicine (Z.Y.), Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, China; Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration of Jiangsu and Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, China (S.Y.); and Department of Cardiology, The Fifth Central Hospital of Tianjin, China (Y.L.)
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- From the Multidisciplinary Neuroprotection Laboratories, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (M.J., S.Y., Z.Y., H.S., Y.L., S.L., D.S.W., W.P., W.Y.); Department of Anesthesiology (M.J.) and Department of Critical Care Medicine (Z.Y.), Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, China; Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration of Jiangsu and Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, China (S.Y.); and Department of Cardiology, The Fifth Central Hospital of Tianjin, China (Y.L.)
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- From the Multidisciplinary Neuroprotection Laboratories, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (M.J., S.Y., Z.Y., H.S., Y.L., S.L., D.S.W., W.P., W.Y.); Department of Anesthesiology (M.J.) and Department of Critical Care Medicine (Z.Y.), Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, China; Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration of Jiangsu and Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, China (S.Y.); and Department of Cardiology, The Fifth Central Hospital of Tianjin, China (Y.L.)
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- From the Multidisciplinary Neuroprotection Laboratories, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (M.J., S.Y., Z.Y., H.S., Y.L., S.L., D.S.W., W.P., W.Y.); Department of Anesthesiology (M.J.) and Department of Critical Care Medicine (Z.Y.), Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, China; Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration of Jiangsu and Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, China (S.Y.); and Department of Cardiology, The Fifth Central Hospital of Tianjin, China (Y.L.).
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- From the Multidisciplinary Neuroprotection Laboratories, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (M.J., S.Y., Z.Y., H.S., Y.L., S.L., D.S.W., W.P., W.Y.); Department of Anesthesiology (M.J.) and Department of Critical Care Medicine (Z.Y.), Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, China; Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration of Jiangsu and Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, China (S.Y.); and Department of Cardiology, The Fifth Central Hospital of Tianjin, China (Y.L.).
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Heck MJ, Pehlivanovic M, Purcell JU, Hahn DA, Hatle JD. Life-extending Dietary Restriction Reduces Oxidative Damage of Proteins in Grasshoppers but Does Not Alter Allocation of Ingested Nitrogen to Somatic Tissues. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2017; 72:616-623. [PMID: 27307298 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glw094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2015] [Accepted: 05/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Dietary restriction (DR) extends life span and reduces reproduction in most animals. The disposable soma hypothesis suggests that this longevity is the result of reduced investment in reproduction and increased nutrient allocation to the soma, permitting an increase in cellular maintenance. To investigate the role of nutrient allocation upon life-extending DR, tissue-specific nitrogen allocation was tracked in grasshoppers (Romalea microptera) upon a full or restricted (60% of full) diet. In addition, carbonyl (oxidized protein) assays addressed tissue maintenance. To develop a labeled diet on which grasshoppers could thrive, hydroponically grown Romaine lettuce was enriched with 15N. This allowed quantification of nitrogen allocation upon a normal or restricted diet. There was a 50% decrease in reproductive investment upon DR. At the same time, relative allocation of 15N to the ovary did not change. Most important, relative allocation was similar between restricted and full diet grasshoppers for somatic tissues (ie, mandibular and femur muscle, dried hemolymph, gut, and fat body). Carbonyl assays of muscles, hemolymph, and gut revealed an overall reduction in protein oxidation upon DR. These data suggest that DR does not alter nutrient allocation but does reduce protein oxidation, an observation that is inconsistent with the basic predictions of the disposable soma hypothesis.
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- Matthew J Heck
- Department of Biology, University of North Florida, Jacksonville
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- Department of Biology, University of North Florida, Jacksonville
- Present address: Stony Brook University, New York
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- Department of Biology, University of North Florida, Jacksonville
- Present address: Lake Erie College of Medicine, Florida, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Entomology, University of Florida, Gainesville
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- Department of Biology, University of North Florida, Jacksonville
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