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Dong XY, Yuan X, Wang RJ. Interaction of air cold plasma with Saccharomyces cerevisiae in the multi-scale microenvironment for improved ethanol yield. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 323:124621. [PMID: 33412497 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.124621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2020] [Revised: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In this study, the long-acting mechanism of reactive species was investigated for enhanced ethanol production of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The results indicated that short-lifetime active species from gas phase plasma dissolved into various liquid microenvironments with different media (water, buffer, medium, and cells), forming different types and amounts of reactive species in multi-scale microenvironments, such as extracellular reactive nitrogen species, endocellular reactive oxygen and nitrogen species. The sustained elevation of cytoplasm calcium concentration with treatment time depended on the activated calcium channels of Cch1p/Mid1p in cell membrane and Yvc1p in vacuole membrane by these species. Accordingly, the Ca2+ increase promoted the H+-ATPase expression. Consequently, 75.6% ATP hydrolysis induced about 5 fold NADH increase compared with the control. Ultimately, the bioethanol yield increased by 34.2% compared to the control. These results promote the development of atmospheric cold plasma as a promising bio-process enhancement technology for improved target product yields of microbes in fermentation industry.
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- Xiao-Yu Dong
- School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Dalian University, 10 Xuefu St, Jinpu New District, Dalian 116622, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Dalian University, 10 Xuefu St, Jinpu New District, Dalian 116622, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Dalian University, 10 Xuefu St, Jinpu New District, Dalian 116622, People's Republic of China
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Potocki L, Kuna E, Filip K, Kasprzyk B, Lewinska A, Wnuk M. Activation of transposable elements and genetic instability during long-term culture of the human fungal pathogen Candida albicans. Biogerontology 2019; 20:457-474. [PMID: 30989423 PMCID: PMC6593122 DOI: 10.1007/s10522-019-09809-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2019] [Accepted: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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It has been repeatedly reported that transposable elements (TE) become active and/or mobile in the genomes of replicatively and stress-induced senescent mammalian cells. However, the biological role of senescence-associated transposon activation and its occurrence and relevance in other eukaryotic cells remain to be elucidated. In the present study, Candida albicans, a prevalent opportunistic fungal pathogen in humans, was used to analyze changes in gene copy number of selected TE, namely Cirt2, Moa and Cmut1 during long-term culture (up to 90 days). The effects of stress stimuli (fluconazole, hydrogen peroxide, hypochlorite) and ploidy state (haploid, diploid, tetraploid cells) were also considered. An increase in copy number of Cirt2 and Moa was the most accented in tetraploid cells after 90 days of culture that was accompanied by changes in karyotype patterns and slightly more limited growth rate compared to haploid and diploid cells. Stress stimuli did not potentiate TE activity. Elevation in chromosomal DNA breaks was also observed during long-term culture of cells of different ploidy, however this was not correlated with increased TE activity. Our results suggest that increased TE activity may promote genomic diversity and plasticity, and cellular heterogeneity during long-term culture of C. albicans cells.
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- Leszek Potocki
- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Rzeszow, Pigonia 1, 35-310, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Rzeszow, Pigonia 1, 35-310, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Rzeszow, Pigonia 1, 35-310, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Rzeszow, Pigonia 1, 35-310, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Department of Cell Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Rzeszow, Pigonia 1, 35-310, Rzeszow, Poland.
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Rzeszow, Pigonia 1, 35-310, Rzeszow, Poland.
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Adamczyk J, Deregowska A, Skoneczny M, Skoneczna A, Kwiatkowska A, Potocki L, Rawska E, Pabian S, Kaplan J, Lewinska A, Wnuk M. Adaptive response to chronic mild ethanol stress involves ROS, sirtuins and changes in chromosome dosage in wine yeasts. Oncotarget 2017; 7:29958-76. [PMID: 27074556 PMCID: PMC5058656 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.8673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2016] [Accepted: 04/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Industrial yeast strains of economic importance used in winemaking and beer production are genomically diverse and subjected to harsh environmental conditions during fermentation. In the present study, we investigated wine yeast adaptation to chronic mild alcohol stress when cells were cultured for 100 generations in the presence of non-cytotoxic ethanol concentration. Ethanol-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) and superoxide signals promoted growth rate during passages that was accompanied by increased expression of sirtuin proteins, Sir1, Sir2 and Sir3, and DNA-binding transcription regulator Rap1. Genome-wide array-CGH analysis revealed that yeast genome was shaped during passages. The gains of chromosomes I, III and VI and significant changes in the gene copy number in nine functional gene categories involved in metabolic processes and stress responses were observed. Ethanol-mediated gains of YRF1 and CUP1 genes were the most accented. Ethanol also induced nucleolus fragmentation that confirms that nucleolus is a stress sensor in yeasts. Taken together, we postulate that wine yeasts of different origin may adapt to mild alcohol stress by shifts in intracellular redox state promoting growth capacity, upregulation of key regulators of longevity, namely sirtuins and changes in the dosage of genes involved in the telomere maintenance and ion detoxification.
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- Jagoda Adamczyk
- Department of Genetics, University of Rzeszow, Rejtana, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Department of Genetics, University of Rzeszow, Rejtana, Rzeszow, Poland.,Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Genetics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Mutagenesis and DNA Repair, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Genetics, University of Rzeszow, Rejtana, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Department of Genetics, University of Rzeszow, Rejtana, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Department of Genetics, University of Rzeszow, Rejtana, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Department of Genetics, University of Rzeszow, Rejtana, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Department of Genetics, University of Rzeszow, Rejtana, Rzeszow, Poland
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Kainz K, Tadic J, Zimmermann A, Pendl T, Carmona-Gutierrez D, Ruckenstuhl C, Eisenberg T, Madeo F. Methods to Assess Autophagy and Chronological Aging in Yeast. Methods Enzymol 2016; 588:367-394. [PMID: 28237110 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2016.09.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Autophagy is a catabolic process that is crucial for cellular homeostasis and adaptive response to changing environments. Importantly, autophagy has been shown to be induced in many longevity-associated scenarios and to be required to maintain lifespan extension. Notably, autophagy is a highly conserved cellular process among eukaryotes, and the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has become a universal model system for unraveling the molecular machinery underlying autophagic mechanisms. Here, we discuss different protocols to monitor survival and autophagy of yeast cells upon chronological aging. These include the use of propidium iodide to assess the loss of cell membrane integrity, as well as clonogenic assays to directly determine survival rates. Additionally, we describe methods to quantify autophagic flux, including the alkaline phosphatase activity or the GFP liberation assays, which measure the delivery of autophagosomal cargo to the vacuole. In sum, we have recapped established protocols used to evaluate a link between lifespan extension and autophagy in yeast.
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- K Kainz
- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Graz, Austria; BioTechMed-Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Graz, Austria; BioTechMed-Graz, Graz, Austria.
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Adamczyk J, Deregowska A, Potocki L, Kuna E, Kaplan J, Pabian S, Kwiatkowska A, Lewinska A, Wnuk M. Relationships between rDNA, Nop1 and Sir complex in biotechnologically relevant distillery yeasts. Arch Microbiol 2016; 198:715-23. [PMID: 27329282 PMCID: PMC4969353 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-016-1258-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2016] [Revised: 05/26/2016] [Accepted: 06/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Distillery yeasts are poorly characterized physiological group among the Saccharomyces sensu stricto complex. As industrial yeasts are under constant environmental stress during fermentation processes and the nucleolus is a stress sensor, in the present study, nucleolus-related parameters were evaluated in 22 commercially available distillery yeast strains. Distillery yeasts were found to be a heterogeneous group with a variable content and length of rDNA and degree of nucleolus fragmentation. The levels of rDNA were negatively correlated with Nop1 (r = -0.59, p = 0.0038). Moreover, the protein levels of Sir transcriptional silencing complex and longevity regulators, namely Sir1, Sir2, Sir3 and Fob1, were studied and negative correlations between Sir2 and Nop1 (r = -0.45, p = 0.0332), and between Sir2 and Fob1 (r = -0.49, p = 0.0211) were revealed. In general, S. paradoxus group of distillery yeasts with higher rDNA pools and Sir2 level than S. bayanus group was found to be more tolerant to fermentation-associated stress stimuli, namely mild cold/heat stresses and KCl treatment. We postulate that rDNA state may be considered as a novel factor that may modulate a biotechnological process.
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- Jagoda Adamczyk
- Department of Genetics, University of Rzeszow, Rejtana 16C, 35-959, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Department of Genetics, University of Rzeszow, Rejtana 16C, 35-959, Rzeszow, Poland
- Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Genetics, University of Rzeszow, Rejtana 16C, 35-959, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Department of Genetics, University of Rzeszow, Rejtana 16C, 35-959, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Department of Genetics, University of Rzeszow, Rejtana 16C, 35-959, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Department of Genetics, University of Rzeszow, Rejtana 16C, 35-959, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of Rzeszow, Zelwerowicza 4, 35-601, Rzeszow, Poland.
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- Department of Genetics, University of Rzeszow, Rejtana 16C, 35-959, Rzeszow, Poland.
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Adamczyk J, Deregowska A, Skoneczny M, Skoneczna A, Natkanska U, Kwiatkowska A, Rawska E, Potocki L, Kuna E, Panek A, Lewinska A, Wnuk M. Copy number variations of genes involved in stress responses reflect the redox state and DNA damage in brewing yeasts. Cell Stress Chaperones 2016; 21:849-64. [PMID: 27299603 PMCID: PMC5003802 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-016-0710-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2016] [Revised: 05/26/2016] [Accepted: 06/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The yeast strains of the Saccharomyces sensu stricto complex involved in beer production are a heterogeneous group whose genetic and genomic features are not adequately determined. Thus, the aim of the present study was to provide a genetic characterization of selected group of commercially available brewing yeasts both ale top-fermenting and lager bottom-fermenting strains. Molecular karyotyping revealed that the diversity of chromosome patterns and four strains with the most accented genetic variabilities were selected and subjected to genome-wide array-based comparative genomic hybridization (array-CGH) analysis. The differences in the gene copy number were found in five functional gene categories: (1) maltose metabolism and transport, (2) response to toxin, (3) siderophore transport, (4) cellular aldehyde metabolic process, and (5) L-iditol 2-dehydrogenase activity (p < 0.05). In the Saflager W-34/70 strain (Fermentis) with the most affected array-CGH profile, loss of aryl-alcohol dehydrogenase (AAD) gene dosage correlated with an imbalanced redox state, oxidative DNA damage and breaks, lower levels of nucleolar proteins Nop1 and Fob1, and diminished tolerance to fermentation-associated stress stimuli compared to other strains. We suggest that compromised stress response may not only promote oxidant-based changes in the nucleolus state that may affect fermentation performance but also provide novel directions for future strain improvement.
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- Jagoda Adamczyk
- Department of Genetics, University of Rzeszow, Rejtana 16C, 35-959, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Department of Genetics, University of Rzeszow, Rejtana 16C, 35-959, Rzeszow, Poland
- Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Genetics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Mutagenesis and DNA Repair, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Genetics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Genetics, University of Rzeszow, Rejtana 16C, 35-959, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Department of Genetics, University of Rzeszow, Rejtana 16C, 35-959, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Department of Genetics, University of Rzeszow, Rejtana 16C, 35-959, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Department of Genetics, University of Rzeszow, Rejtana 16C, 35-959, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of Rzeszow, Zelwerowicza 4, 35-601, Rzeszow, Poland.
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- Department of Genetics, University of Rzeszow, Rejtana 16C, 35-959, Rzeszow, Poland.
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Affected chromosome homeostasis and genomic instability of clonal yeast cultures. Curr Genet 2015; 62:405-18. [PMID: 26581629 PMCID: PMC4826422 DOI: 10.1007/s00294-015-0537-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2015] [Revised: 11/02/2015] [Accepted: 11/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Yeast cells originating from one single colony are considered genotypically and phenotypically identical. However, taking into account the cellular heterogeneity, it seems also important to monitor cell-to-cell variations within a clone population. In the present study, a comprehensive yeast karyotype screening was conducted using single chromosome comet assay. Chromosome-dependent and mutation-dependent changes in DNA (DNA with breaks or with abnormal replication intermediates) were studied using both single-gene deletion haploid mutants (bub1, bub2, mad1, tel1, rad1 and tor1) and diploid cells lacking one active gene of interest, namely BUB1/bub1, BUB2/bub2, MAD1/mad1, TEL1/tel1, RAD1/rad1 and TOR1/tor1 involved in the control of cell cycle progression, DNA repair and the regulation of longevity. Increased chromosome fragility and replication stress-mediated chromosome abnormalities were correlated with elevated incidence of genomic instability, namely aneuploid events—disomies, monosomies and to a lesser extent trisomies as judged by in situ comparative genomic hybridization (CGH). The tor1 longevity mutant with relatively balanced chromosome homeostasis was found the most genomically stable among analyzed mutants. During clonal yeast culture, spontaneously formed abnormal chromosome structures may stimulate changes in the ploidy state and, in turn, promote genomic heterogeneity. These alterations may be more accented in selected mutated genetic backgrounds, namely in yeast cells deficient in proper cell cycle regulation and DNA repair.
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Wang D, Wu M, Li S, Gao Q, Zeng Q. Artemisinin mimics calorie restriction to extend yeast lifespan via a dual-phase mode: a conclusion drawn from global transcriptome profiling. SCIENCE CHINA-LIFE SCIENCES 2015; 58:451-65. [PMID: 25682392 DOI: 10.1007/s11427-014-4736-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2014] [Accepted: 06/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Calorie restriction (CR) promotes longevity among distinct organisms from yeast to mammals. Although CR-prolonged lifespan is believed to associate with enhanced respiratory activity, it is apparently controversial for accelerated energy consumption regardless of insufficient nutrient intake. In reconciling the contradiction of less food supply versus much metabolite dispense, we revealed a CR-based mode of dual-phase responses that encompass a phase of mitochondrial enhancement (ME) and a phase of post-mitochondrial enhancement (PME), which can be distinguished by the expression patterns and activity dynamics of mitochondrial signatures. ME is characterized by global antioxidative activation, and PME is denoted by systemic metabolic modulation. CR-mediated aging-delaying effects are replicated by artesunate, a semi-synthetic derivative of the antimalarial artemisinin that can alkylate heme-containing proteins, suggesting artesunate-heme conjugation functionally resembles nitric oxide-heme interaction. A correlation of artesunate-heme conjugation with cytochrome c oxidase activation has been established from adduct formation and activity alteration. Exogenous hydrogen peroxide also mimics CR to trigger antioxidant responses, affect signaling cascades, and alter respiratory rhythms, implying hydrogen peroxide is engaged in lifespan extension. Conclusively, artesunate mimics CR-triggered nitric oxide and hydrogen peroxide to induce antioxidative networks for scavenging reactive oxygen species and mitigating oxidative stress, thereby directing metabolic conversion from anabolism to catabolism, maintaining essential metabolic functionality, and extending life expectancy in yeast.
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- DaTing Wang
- Tropical Medicine Institute, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510405, China
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Danilov A, Shaposhnikov M, Plyusnina E, Kogan V, Fedichev P, Moskalev A. Selective anticancer agents suppress aging in Drosophila. Oncotarget 2014; 4:1507-26. [PMID: 24096697 PMCID: PMC3824538 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.1272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Mutations of the PI3K, TOR, iNOS, and NF-κB genes increase lifespan of model organisms and reduce the risk of some aging-associated diseases. We studied the effects of inhibitors of PI3K (wortmannin), TOR (rapamycin), iNOS (1400W), NF-κB (pyrrolidin dithiocarbamate and QNZ), and the combined effects of inhibitors: PI3K (wortmannin) and TOR (rapamycin), NF-κB (pyrrolidin dithiocarbamates) and PI3K (wortmannin), NF-κB (pyrrolidine dithiocarbamates) and TOR (rapamycin) on Drosophila melanogaster lifespan and quality of life (locomotor activity and fertility). Our data demonstrate that pharmacological inhibition of PI3K, TOR, NF-κB, and iNOS increases lifespan of Drosophila without decreasing quality of life. The greatest lifespan expanding effect was achieved by a combination of rapamycin (5 μM) and wortmannin (5 μM) (by 23.4%). The bioinformatic analysis (KEGG, REACTOME.PATH, DOLite, and GO.BP) showed the greatest aging-suppressor activity of rapamycin, consistent with experimental data.
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- Anton Danilov
- Institute of Biology, Komi Science Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, 167982, Russia
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Lewinska A, Miedziak B, Kulak K, Molon M, Wnuk M. Links between nucleolar activity, rDNA stability, aneuploidy and chronological aging in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biogerontology 2014; 15:289-316. [PMID: 24711086 PMCID: PMC4019837 DOI: 10.1007/s10522-014-9499-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2014] [Accepted: 03/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The nucleolus is speculated to be a regulator of cellular senescence in numerous biological systems (Guarente, Genes Dev 11(19):2449–2455, 1997; Johnson et al., Curr Opin Cell Biol 10(3):332–338, 1998). In the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, alterations in nucleolar architecture, the redistribution of nucleolar protein and the accumulation of extrachromosomal ribosomal DNA circles (ERCs) during replicative aging have been reported. However, little is known regarding rDNA stability and changes in nucleolar activity during chronological aging (CA), which is another yeast aging model used. In the present study, the impact of aberrant cell cycle checkpoint control (knock-out of BUB1, BUB2, MAD1 and TEL1 genes in haploid and diploid hemizygous states) on CA-mediated changes in the nucleolus was studied. Nucleolus fragmentation, changes in the nucleolus size and the nucleolus/nucleus ratio, ERC accumulation, expression pattern changes and the relocation of protein involved in transcriptional silencing during CA were revealed. All strains examined were affected by oxidative stress, aneuploidy (numerical rather than structural aberrations) and DNA damage. However, the bub1 cells were the most prone to aneuploidy events, which may contribute to observed decrease in chronological lifespan. We postulate that chronological aging may be affected by redox imbalance-mediated chromosome XII instability leading to both rDNA instability and whole chromosome aneuploidy. CA-mediated nucleolus fragmentation may be a consequence of nucleolus enlargement and/or Nop2p upregulation. Moreover, the rDNA content of chronologically aging cells may be a factor determining the subsequent replicative lifespan. Taken together, we demonstrated that the nucleolus state is also affected during CA in yeast.
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- Anna Lewinska
- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland
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Sukhanova EI, Rogov AG, Severin FF, Zvyagilskaya RA. Phenoptosis in yeasts. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2014; 77:761-75. [PMID: 22817540 DOI: 10.1134/s0006297912070097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The current view on phenoptosis and apoptosis as genetic programs aimed at eliminating potentially dangerous organisms and cells, respectively, is given. Special emphasis is placed on apoptosis (phenoptosis) in yeasts: intracellular defects and a plethora of external stimuli inducing apoptosis in yeasts; distinctive morphological and biochemical hallmarks accompanying apoptosis in yeasts; pro- and antiapoptotic factors involved in yeast apoptosis signaling; consecutive stages of apoptosis from external stimulus to the cell death; a prominent role of mitochondria and other organelles in yeast apoptosis; possible pathways for release of apoptotic factors from the intermembrane mitochondrial space into the cytosol are described. Using some concrete examples, the obvious physiological importance and expediency of altruistic death of yeast cells is shown. Poorly known aspects of yeast apoptosis and prospects for yeast apoptosis study are defined.
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- E I Sukhanova
- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119071, Russia
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Thorpe GW, Reodica M, Davies MJ, Heeren G, Jarolim S, Pillay B, Breitenbach M, Higgins VJ, Dawes IW. Superoxide radicals have a protective role during H2O2 stress. Mol Biol Cell 2013; 24:2876-84. [PMID: 23864711 PMCID: PMC3771949 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e13-01-0052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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H2O2-stressed yeast cells increase superoxide radical production, dependent on the mitochondrial respiratory chain. This is protective during H2O2 stress at low levels; however, higher superoxide levels are deleterious. This hormesis may further elucidate the role of reactive oxygen species in oxidative stress and aging. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) consist of potentially toxic, partly reduced oxygen species and free radicals. After H2O2 treatment, yeast cells significantly increase superoxide radical production. Respiratory chain complex III and possibly cytochrome b function are essential for this increase. Disruption of complex III renders cells sensitive to H2O2 but not to the superoxide radical generator menadione. Of interest, the same H2O2-sensitive mutant strains have the lowest superoxide radical levels, and strains with the highest resistance to H2O2 have the highest levels of superoxide radicals. Consistent with this correlation, overexpression of superoxide dismutase increases sensitivity to H2O2, and this phenotype is partially rescued by addition of small concentrations of menadione. Small increases in levels of mitochondrially produced superoxide radicals have a protective effect during H2O2-induced stress, and in response to H2O2, the wild-type strain increases superoxide radical production to activate this defense mechanism. This provides a direct link between complex III as the main source of ROS and its role in defense against ROS. High levels of the superoxide radical are still toxic. These opposing, concentration-dependent roles of the superoxide radical comprise a form of hormesis and show one ROS having a hormetic effect on the toxicity of another.
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- Geoffrey W Thorpe
- Ramaciotti Centre for Gene Function Analysis, School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia Heart Research Institute, Newtown, NSW 2042, Australia Internal Medicine I, Paracelsus Medical University, 5020 Salzburg, Austria Department of Cell Biology, University of Salzburg, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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Ropelle ER, Pauli JR, Cintra DE, da Silva AS, De Souza CT, Guadagnini D, Carvalho BM, Caricilli AM, Katashima CK, Carvalho-Filho MA, Hirabara S, Curi R, Velloso LA, Saad MJ, Carvalheira JB. Targeted disruption of inducible nitric oxide synthase protects against aging, S-nitrosation, and insulin resistance in muscle of male mice. Diabetes 2013; 62:466-70. [PMID: 22991447 PMCID: PMC3554348 DOI: 10.2337/db12-0339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2012] [Accepted: 07/25/2012] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Accumulating evidence has demonstrated that S-nitrosation of proteins plays a critical role in several human diseases. Here, we explored the role of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in the S-nitrosation of proteins involved in the early steps of the insulin-signaling pathway and insulin resistance in the skeletal muscle of aged mice. Aging increased iNOS expression and S-nitrosation of major proteins involved in insulin signaling, thereby reducing insulin sensitivity in skeletal muscle. Conversely, aged iNOS-null mice were protected from S-nitrosation-induced insulin resistance. Moreover, pharmacological treatment with an iNOS inhibitor and acute exercise reduced iNOS-induced S-nitrosation and increased insulin sensitivity in the muscle of aged animals. These findings indicate that the insulin resistance observed in aged mice is mainly mediated through the S-nitrosation of the insulin-signaling pathway.
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- Eduardo R. Ropelle
- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
- School of Applied Sciences, UNICAMP, Limeira, São Paulo, Brazil
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- School of Applied Sciences, UNICAMP, Limeira, São Paulo, Brazil
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- School of Physical Education and Sport of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paolo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Exercise Biochemistry and Physiology, Health Science Unit, University of Southern Santa Catarina (UNESC) Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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Farrugia G, Balzan R. Oxidative stress and programmed cell death in yeast. Front Oncol 2012; 2:64. [PMID: 22737670 PMCID: PMC3380282 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2012.00064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 187] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2012] [Accepted: 06/02/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Yeasts, such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae, have long served as useful models for the study of oxidative stress, an event associated with cell death and severe human pathologies. This review will discuss oxidative stress in yeast, in terms of sources of reactive oxygen species (ROS), their molecular targets, and the metabolic responses elicited by cellular ROS accumulation. Responses of yeast to accumulated ROS include upregulation of antioxidants mediated by complex transcriptional changes, activation of pro-survival pathways such as mitophagy, and programmed cell death (PCD) which, apart from apoptosis, includes pathways such as autophagy and necrosis, a form of cell death long considered accidental and uncoordinated. The role of ROS in yeast aging will also be discussed.
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- Gianluca Farrugia
- Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of MaltaMsida, Malta
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- Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of MaltaMsida, Malta
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