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Higuchi-Sanabria R, Vevea JD, Charalel JK, Sapar ML, Pon LA. The transcriptional repressor Sum1p counteracts Sir2p in regulation of the actin cytoskeleton, mitochondrial quality control and replicative lifespan in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. MICROBIAL CELL (GRAZ, AUSTRIA) 2016; 3:79-88. [PMID: 28357337 PMCID: PMC5349106 DOI: 10.15698/mic2016.02.478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2015] [Accepted: 12/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
Abstract
Increasing the stability or dynamics of the actin cytoskeleton can extend lifespan in C. elegans and S. cerevisiae. Actin cables of budding yeast, bundles of actin filaments that mediate cargo transport, affect lifespan control through effects on mitochondrial quality control. Sir2p, the founding member of the Sirtuin family of lifespan regulators, also affects actin cable dynamics, assembly, and function in mitochondrial quality control. Here, we obtained evidence for novel interactions between Sir2p and Sum1p, a transcriptional repressor that was originally identified through mutations that genetically suppress sir2∆ phenotypes unrelated to lifespan. We find that deletion of SUM1 in wild-type cells results in increased mitochondrial function and actin cable abundance. Furthermore, deletion of SUM1 suppresses defects in actin cables and mitochondria of sir2∆ yeast, and extends the replicative lifespan and cellular health span of sir2∆ cells. Thus, Sum1p suppresses Sir2p function in control of specific aging determinants and lifespan in budding yeast.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ryo Higuchi-Sanabria
- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New
York, NY, USA
| | - Jason D. Vevea
- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New
York, NY, USA
- Current address: Department of Neuroscience, University of
Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
| | - Joseph K. Charalel
- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New
York, NY, USA
- Current address: Department of Genetics, Stanford University,
Stanford, CA, USA
| | - Maria L. Sapar
- Department of Biological Sciences, Hunter College and The Graduate
Center Biochemistry, Biology and Biopsychology and Behavioral Neuroscience Programs,
CUNY, New York, NY 10065, USA. Current address: Weill Institute for Cell and
Molecular Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
| | - Liza A. Pon
- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New
York, NY, USA
- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University, New
York, NY, USA
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