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Sun Y, Xu L, Li Y, Jia S, Wang G, Cen X, Xu Y, Cao Z, Wang J, Shen N, Hu L, Zhang J, Mao J, Xia H, Liu Z, Fu X. Mitophagy defect mediates the aging-associated hallmarks in Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome. Aging Cell 2024; 23:e14143. [PMID: 38482753 PMCID: PMC11296130 DOI: 10.1111/acel.14143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Revised: 02/03/2024] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 06/13/2024] Open
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Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a rare and fatal disease manifested by premature aging and aging-related phenotypes, making it a disease model for aging. The cellular machinery mediating age-associated phenotypes in HGPS remains largely unknown, resulting in limited therapeutic targets for HGPS. In this study, we showed that mitophagy defects impaired mitochondrial function and contributed to cellular markers associated with aging in mesenchymal stem cells derived from HGPS patients (HGPS-MSCs). Mechanistically, we discovered that mitophagy affected the aging-associated phenotypes of HGPS-MSCs by inhibiting the STING-NF-ĸB pathway and the downstream transcription of senescence-associated secretory phenotypes (SASPs). Furthermore, by utilizing UMI-77, an effective mitophagy inducer, we showed that mitophagy induction alleviated aging-associated phenotypes in HGPS and naturally aged mice. Collectively, our results uncovered that mitophagy defects mediated the aging-associated markers in HGPS, highlighted the function of mitochondrial homeostasis in HGPS progression, and suggested mitophagy as an intervention target for HGPS and aging.
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- Yingying Sun
- The First Affiliated HospitalZhejiang University School of Medicine, and Liangzhu Laboratory of Zhejiang UniversityHangzhouZhejiangChina
- Institute of HematologyZhejiang UniversityHangzhouZhejiangChina
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- The First Affiliated HospitalZhejiang University School of Medicine, and Liangzhu Laboratory of Zhejiang UniversityHangzhouZhejiangChina
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- The First Affiliated HospitalZhejiang University School of Medicine, and Liangzhu Laboratory of Zhejiang UniversityHangzhouZhejiangChina
- Institute of HematologyZhejiang UniversityHangzhouZhejiangChina
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- The First Affiliated HospitalZhejiang University School of Medicine, and Liangzhu Laboratory of Zhejiang UniversityHangzhouZhejiangChina
- Institute of HematologyZhejiang UniversityHangzhouZhejiangChina
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- National Clinical Research Center of Kidney Diseases, Jinling HospitalNanjing University School of MedicineNanjingJiangsuChina
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- The First Affiliated HospitalZhejiang University School of Medicine, and Liangzhu Laboratory of Zhejiang UniversityHangzhouZhejiangChina
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- The First Affiliated HospitalZhejiang University School of Medicine, and Liangzhu Laboratory of Zhejiang UniversityHangzhouZhejiangChina
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- Department of Nephrology, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of MedicineNational Clinical Research Center for Child HealthHangzhouZhejiangChina
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- Department of Nephrology, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of MedicineNational Clinical Research Center for Child HealthHangzhouZhejiangChina
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- The First Affiliated HospitalZhejiang University School of Medicine, and Liangzhu Laboratory of Zhejiang UniversityHangzhouZhejiangChina
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- Department of Nephrology, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of MedicineNational Clinical Research Center for Child HealthHangzhouZhejiangChina
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- The First Affiliated HospitalZhejiang University School of Medicine, and Liangzhu Laboratory of Zhejiang UniversityHangzhouZhejiangChina
- Institute of HematologyZhejiang UniversityHangzhouZhejiangChina
- Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Basic Medical SciencesZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
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- Department of Nephrology, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of MedicineNational Clinical Research Center for Child HealthHangzhouZhejiangChina
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- The First Affiliated HospitalZhejiang University School of Medicine, and Liangzhu Laboratory of Zhejiang UniversityHangzhouZhejiangChina
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- National Clinical Research Center of Kidney Diseases, Jinling HospitalNanjing University School of MedicineNanjingJiangsuChina
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- The First Affiliated HospitalZhejiang University School of Medicine, and Liangzhu Laboratory of Zhejiang UniversityHangzhouZhejiangChina
- Institute of HematologyZhejiang UniversityHangzhouZhejiangChina
- Department of Geriatrics, The First Affiliated HospitalZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
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Kim HJ, Lee PCW, Hong JH. Overview of cellular homeostasis-associated nuclear envelope lamins and associated input signals. Front Cell Dev Biol 2023; 11:1173514. [PMID: 37250905 PMCID: PMC10213260 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1173514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
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With the discovery of the role of the nuclear envelope protein lamin in human genetic diseases, further diverse roles of lamins have been elucidated. The roles of lamins have been addressed in cellular homeostasis including gene regulation, cell cycle, cellular senescence, adipogenesis, bone remodeling as well as modulation of cancer biology. Features of laminopathies line with oxidative stress-associated cellular senescence, differentiation, and longevity and share with downstream of aging-oxidative stress. Thus, in this review, we highlighted various roles of lamin as key molecule of nuclear maintenance, specially lamin-A/C, and mutated LMNA gene clearly reveal aging-related genetic phenotypes, such as enhanced differentiation, adipogenesis, and osteoporosis. The modulatory roles of lamin-A/C in stem cell differentiation, skin, cardiac regulation, and oncology have also been elucidated. In addition to recent advances in laminopathies, we highlighted for the first kinase-dependent nuclear lamin biology and recently developed modulatory mechanisms or effector signals of lamin regulation. Advanced knowledge of the lamin-A/C proteins as diverse signaling modulators might be biological key to unlocking the complex signaling of aging-related human diseases and homeostasis in cellular process.
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- Hyeong Jae Kim
- Department of Physiology, Lee Gil Ya Cancer and Diabetes Institute, Gachon University, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Lung Cancer Research Center, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Lee Gil Ya Cancer and Diabetes Institute, Gachon University, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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Transient expression of an adenine base editor corrects the Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome mutation and improves the skin phenotype in mice. Nat Commun 2022; 13:3068. [PMID: 35654881 PMCID: PMC9163128 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30800-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a rare premature ageing disorder caused by a point mutation in the LMNA gene (LMNA c.1824 C > T), resulting in the production of a detrimental protein called progerin. Adenine base editors recently emerged with a promising potential for HGPS gene therapy. However adeno-associated viral vector systems currently used in gene editing raise concerns, and the long-term effects of heterogeneous mutation correction in highly proliferative tissues like the skin are unknown. Here we use a non-integrative transient lentiviral vector system, expressing an adenine base editor to correct the HGPS mutation in the skin of HGPS mice. Transient adenine base editor expression corrected the mutation in 20.8-24.1% of the skin cells. Four weeks post delivery, the HGPS skin phenotype was improved and clusters of progerin-negative keratinocytes were detected, indicating that the mutation was corrected in both progenitor and differentiated skin cells. These results demonstrate that transient non-integrative viral vector mediated adenine base editor expression is a plausible approach for future gene-editing therapies.
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LINCing Senescence and Nuclear Envelope Changes. Cells 2022; 11:cells11111787. [PMID: 35681483 PMCID: PMC9179861 DOI: 10.3390/cells11111787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2022] [Revised: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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The nuclear envelope (NE) has emerged as a nexus for cellular organization, signaling, and survival. Beyond its role as a barrier to separate the nucleoplasm from the cytoplasm, the NE's role in supporting and maintaining a myriad of other functions has made it a target of study in many cellular processes, including senescence. The nucleus undergoes dramatic changes in senescence, many of which are driven by changes in the NE. Indeed, Lamin B1, a key NE protein that is consistently downregulated in senescence, has become a marker for senescence. Other NE proteins have also been shown to play a role in senescence, including LINC (linker of nucleoskeleton and cytoskeleton) complex proteins. LINC complexes span the NE, forming physical connections between the cytoplasm to the nucleoplasm. In this way, they integrate nuclear and cytoplasmic mechanical signals and are essential not only for a variety of cellular functions but are needed for cell survival. However, LINC complex proteins have been shown to have a myriad of functions in addition to forming a LINC complex, often existing as nucleoplasmic or cytoplasmic soluble proteins in a variety of isoforms. Some of these proteins have now been shown to play important roles in DNA repair, cell signaling, and nuclear shape regulation, all of which are important in senescence. This review will focus on some of these roles and highlight the importance of LINC complex proteins in senescence.
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Impaired LEF1 Activation Accelerates iPSC-Derived Keratinocytes Differentiation in Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23105499. [PMID: 35628310 PMCID: PMC9141373 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23105499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a detrimental premature aging disease caused by a point mutation in the human LMNA gene. This mutation results in the abnormal accumulation of a truncated pre-lamin A protein called progerin. Among the drastically accelerated signs of aging in HGPS patients, severe skin phenotypes such as alopecia and sclerotic skins always develop with the disease progression. Here, we studied the HGPS molecular mechanisms focusing on early skin development by differentiating patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to a keratinocyte lineage. Interestingly, HGPS iPSCs showed an accelerated commitment to the keratinocyte lineage than the normal control. To study potential signaling pathways that accelerated skin development in HGPS, we investigated the WNT pathway components during HGPS iPSCs-keratinocytes induction. Surprisingly, despite the unaffected β-catenin activity, the expression of a critical WNT transcription factor LEF1 was diminished from an early stage in HGPS iPSCs-keratinocytes differentiation. A chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) experiment further revealed strong bindings of LEF1 to the early-stage epithelial developmental markers K8 and K18 and that the LEF1 silencing by siRNA down-regulates the K8/K18 transcription. During the iPSCs-keratinocytes differentiation, correction of HGPS mutation by Adenine base editing (ABE), while in a partial level, rescued the phenotypes for accelerated keratinocyte lineage-commitment. ABE also reduced the cell death in HGPS iPSCs-derived keratinocytes. These findings brought new insight into the molecular basis and therapeutic application for the skin abnormalities in HGPS.
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Fan T, Du Y, Zhang M, Zhu AR, Zhang J. Senolytics Cocktail Dasatinib and Quercetin Alleviate Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cell Senescence via the TRAF6-MAPK-NF-κB Axis in a YTHDF2-Dependent Manner. Gerontology 2022; 68:920-934. [PMID: 35468611 DOI: 10.1159/000522656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 02/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Senescent cells play a key role in the initiation and development of various age-related diseases. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) senescence is closely associated with age-related cardiovascular diseases. Accumulating evidence has demonstrated that senolytics, the combination of dasatinib and quercetin (D+Q), could selectively eliminate senescent cells. N6-methyladenosine (m6A), the most abundant internal transcript modification, greatly influences RNA metabolism and modulates gene expression. We aimed to investigate whether RNA m6A functions in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced HUVECs senescence and D+Q suppress HUVECs senescence by regulating RNA m6A. METHODS Senescence-associated β-galactosidase activity, western blot, and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction were performed to demonstrate that D+Q suppress HUVECs senescence. Methylated RNA immunoprecipitation (MeRIP)-qPCR assay and RIP-qPCR confirmed that RNA m6A plays a key role in the suppression of HUVECs senescence by D+Q. Chromatin immunoprecipitation and mRNA stability assay were carried out to prove that D+Q alleviate HUVECs senescence in a YTHDF2-dependent manner. RESULTS Here, we demonstrate that D+Q alleviate LPS-induced senescence in HUVECs via inhibiting autocrine and paracrine of the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP). We further confirm that D+Q alleviate HUVECs senescence via the TNF receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6)-MAPK pathway. Mechanically, this study validates that D+Q suppress SASP by upregulating m6A reader YTHDF2. Besides, YTHDF2 regulates the stability of MAP2K4 and MAP4K4 mRNAs. CONCLUSION Collectively, we first identified that D+Q alleviate LPS-induced senescence in HUVECs via the TRAF6-MAPK-NF-κB axis in a YTHDF2-dependent manner, providing novel ideas for clinical treatment of age-related cardiovascular diseases.
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- Ting Fan
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Hangzhou, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Hangzhou, China
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Couteau C, Coiffard L. Phycocosmetics and Other Marine Cosmetics, Specific Cosmetics Formulated Using Marine Resources. Mar Drugs 2020; 18:md18060322. [PMID: 32570957 PMCID: PMC7345487 DOI: 10.3390/md18060322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Revised: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Marine resources exist in vast numbers and show enormous diversity. As a result, there are likely many possible applications for marine molecules of interest in the cosmetic industry, whether as excipients or additives, but especially as active substances. It is possible to obtain extracts from active substances; for example, quite a few algae species can be used in moisturizing or anti-ageing products. In the field of topical photoprotection, mycosporine-like amino acids and gadusol are important lines of enquiry that should not be overlooked. In the field of additives, the demonstration that certain seaweed (algae) extracts have antimicrobial properties suggests that they could provide alternatives to currently authorized preservatives. These promising leads must be explored, but it should be kept in mind that it is a long process to bring ingredients to market that are both effective and safe to use.
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Role of the Nuclear Lamina in Age-Associated Nuclear Reorganization and Inflammation. Cells 2020; 9:cells9030718. [PMID: 32183360 PMCID: PMC7140666 DOI: 10.3390/cells9030718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Revised: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Aging is characterized by the gradual loss of tissue function and integrity. Activation of inflammatory responses accelerates the deterioration of cells and tissues. Many studies have shown that alteration of the components of the nuclear lamina is associated with inflammation, both in vivo and in vitro. However, the mechanism by which the nuclear lamina regulates inflammation is largely unknown. Recent studies have suggested that the nuclear lamina regulates both organization of the three-dimensional chromatin structure at the nuclear periphery and global gene expression, such as the expression of inflammatory response genes. Here, we discuss the current updates in the research on nuclear lamina alteration, activation of inflammation, and nuclear reorganization in models of cellular senescence and organismal aging.
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Bhadra M, Howell P, Dutta S, Heintz C, Mair WB. Alternative splicing in aging and longevity. Hum Genet 2019; 139:357-369. [PMID: 31834493 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-019-02094-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2019] [Accepted: 11/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Alternative pre-mRNA splicing increases the complexity of the proteome that can be generated from the available genomic coding sequences. Dysregulation of the splicing process has been implicated in a vast repertoire of diseases. However, splicing has recently been linked to both the aging process itself and pro-longevity interventions. This review focuses on recent research towards defining RNA splicing as a new hallmark of aging. We highlight dysfunctional alternative splicing events that contribute to the aging phenotype across multiple species, along with recent efforts toward deciphering mechanistic roles for RNA splicing in the regulation of aging and longevity. Further, we discuss recent research demonstrating a direct requirement for specific splicing factors in pro-longevity interventions, and specifically how nutrient signaling pathways interface to splicing factor regulation and downstream splicing targets. Finally, we review the emerging potential of using splicing profiles as a predictor of biological age and life expectancy. Understanding the role of RNA splicing components and downstream targets altered in aging may provide opportunities to develop therapeutics and ultimately extend healthy lifespan in humans.
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- Malini Bhadra
- Department of Molecular Metabolism, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Molecular Metabolism, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Molecular Metabolism, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Molecular Metabolism, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Molecular Metabolism, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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Inhibition of DNA damage response at telomeres improves the detrimental phenotypes of Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome. Nat Commun 2019; 10:4990. [PMID: 31740672 PMCID: PMC6861280 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13018-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2018] [Accepted: 09/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a genetic disorder characterized by premature aging features. Cells from HGPS patients express progerin, a truncated form of Lamin A, which perturbs cellular homeostasis leading to nuclear shape alterations, genome instability, heterochromatin loss, telomere dysfunction and premature entry into cellular senescence. Recently, we reported that telomere dysfunction induces the transcription of telomeric non-coding RNAs (tncRNAs) which control the DNA damage response (DDR) at dysfunctional telomeres. Here we show that progerin-induced telomere dysfunction induces the transcription of tncRNAs. Their functional inhibition by sequence-specific telomeric antisense oligonucleotides (tASOs) prevents full DDR activation and premature cellular senescence in various HGPS cell systems, including HGPS patient fibroblasts. We also show in vivo that tASO treatment significantly enhances skin homeostasis and lifespan in a transgenic HGPS mouse model. In summary, our results demonstrate an important role for telomeric DDR activation in HGPS progeroid detrimental phenotypes in vitro and in vivo.
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Graziano S, Kreienkamp R, Coll-Bonfill N, Gonzalo S. Causes and consequences of genomic instability in laminopathies: Replication stress and interferon response. Nucleus 2019; 9:258-275. [PMID: 29637811 PMCID: PMC5973265 DOI: 10.1080/19491034.2018.1454168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Mammalian nuclei are equipped with a framework of intermediate filaments that function as a karyoskeleton. This nuclear scaffold, formed primarily by lamins (A-type and B-type), maintains the spatial and functional organization of the genome and of sub-nuclear compartments. Over the past decade, a body of evidence has highlighted the significance of these structural nuclear proteins in the maintenance of nuclear architecture and mechanical stability, as well as genome function and integrity. The importance of these structures is now unquestioned given the wide range of degenerative diseases that stem from LMNA gene mutations, including muscular dystrophy disorders, peripheral neuropathies, lipodystrophies, and premature aging syndromes. Here, we review our knowledge about how alterations in nuclear lamins, either by mutation or reduced expression, impact cellular mechanisms that maintain genome integrity. Despite the fact that DNA replication is the major source of DNA damage and genomic instability in dividing cells, how alterations in lamins function impact replication remains minimally explored. We summarize recent studies showing that lamins play a role in DNA replication, and that the DNA damage that accumulates upon lamins dysfunction is elicited in part by deprotection of replication forks. We also discuss the emerging model that DNA damage and replication stress are “sensed” at the cytoplasm by proteins that normally survey this space in search of foreign nucleic acids. In turn, these cytosolic sensors activate innate immune responses, which are materializing as important players in aging and cancer, as well as in the response to cancer immunotherapy.
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- Simona Graziano
- a Edward A. Doisy Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , Saint Louis University School of Medicine , St. Louis , MO , USA
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- a Edward A. Doisy Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , Saint Louis University School of Medicine , St. Louis , MO , USA
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- a Edward A. Doisy Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , Saint Louis University School of Medicine , St. Louis , MO , USA
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- a Edward A. Doisy Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , Saint Louis University School of Medicine , St. Louis , MO , USA
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Sola-Carvajal A, Revêchon G, Helgadottir HT, Whisenant D, Hagblom R, Döhla J, Katajisto P, Brodin D, Fagerström-Billai F, Viceconte N, Eriksson M. Accumulation of Progerin Affects the Symmetry of Cell Division and Is Associated with Impaired Wnt Signaling and the Mislocalization of Nuclear Envelope Proteins. J Invest Dermatol 2019; 139:2272-2280.e12. [PMID: 31128203 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2019.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2018] [Revised: 05/02/2019] [Accepted: 05/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is the result of a defective form of the lamin A protein called progerin. While progerin is known to disrupt the properties of the nuclear lamina, the underlying mechanisms responsible for the pathophysiology of HGPS remain less clear. Previous studies in our laboratory have shown that progerin expression in murine epidermal basal cells results in impaired stratification and halted development of the skin. Stratification and differentiation of the epidermis is regulated by asymmetric stem cell division. Here, we show that expression of progerin impairs the ability of stem cells to maintain tissue homeostasis as a result of altered cell division. Quantification of basal skin cells showed an increase in symmetric cell division that correlated with progerin accumulation in HGPS mice. Investigation of the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon revealed a putative role of Wnt/β-catenin signaling. Further analysis suggested an alteration in the nuclear translocation of β-catenin involving the inner and outer nuclear membrane proteins, emerin and nesprin-2. Taken together, our results suggest a direct involvement of progerin in the transmission of Wnt signaling and normal stem cell division. These insights into the molecular mechanisms of progerin may help develop new treatment strategies for HGPS.
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- Agustín Sola-Carvajal
- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Center for Innovative Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden.
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- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Center for Innovative Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Center for Innovative Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Center for Innovative Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Center for Innovative Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Center for Innovative Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden; Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Center for Innovative Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden; Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Bioinformatics and Expression Core Facility, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Center for Innovative Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Center for Innovative Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden.
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Bikkul MU, Faragher RGA, Worthington G, Meinke P, Kerr ARW, Sammy A, Riyahi K, Horton D, Schirmer EC, Hubank M, Kill IR, Anderson RM, Slijepcevic P, Makarov E, Bridger JM. Telomere elongation through hTERT immortalization leads to chromosome repositioning in control cells and genomic instability in Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome fibroblasts, expressing a novel SUN1 isoform. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2019; 58:341-356. [PMID: 30474255 PMCID: PMC6590296 DOI: 10.1002/gcc.22711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Revised: 11/06/2018] [Accepted: 11/22/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Immortalizing primary cells with human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) has been common practice to enable primary cells to be of extended use in the laboratory because they avoid replicative senescence. Studying exogenously expressed hTERT in cells also affords scientists models of early carcinogenesis and telomere behavior. Control and the premature ageing disease—Hutchinson‐Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) primary dermal fibroblasts, with and without the classical G608G mutation have been immortalized with exogenous hTERT. However, hTERT immortalization surprisingly elicits genome reorganization not only in disease cells but also in the normal control cells, such that whole chromosome territories normally located at the nuclear periphery in proliferating fibroblasts become mislocalized in the nuclear interior. This includes chromosome 18 in the control fibroblasts and both chromosomes 18 and X in HGPS cells, which physically express an isoform of the LINC complex protein SUN1 that has previously only been theoretical. Additionally, this HGPS cell line has also become genomically unstable and has a tetraploid karyotype, which could be due to the novel SUN1 isoform. Long‐term treatment with the hTERT inhibitor BIBR1532 enabled the reduction of telomere length in the immortalized cells and resulted that these mislocalized internal chromosomes to be located at the nuclear periphery, as assessed in actively proliferating cells. Taken together, these findings reveal that elongated telomeres lead to dramatic chromosome mislocalization, which can be restored with a drug treatment that results in telomere reshortening and that a novel SUN1 isoform combined with elongated telomeres leads to genomic instability. Thus, care should be taken when interpreting data from genomic studies in hTERT‐immortalized cell lines.
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- Mehmet U. Bikkul
- Genome Engineering and Maintenance NetworkInstitute for Environment, Health and Societies, Brunel University LondonUxbridgeEngland
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- Genome Engineering and Maintenance NetworkInstitute for Environment, Health and Societies, Brunel University LondonUxbridgeEngland
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- Friedrich‐Baur‐InstitutKlinikum der Universität MünchenMünchenGermany
- The Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell BiologyInstitute of Cell Biology, and Centre for Translational and Chemical Biology, University of EdinburghEdinburghEngland
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- The Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell BiologyInstitute of Cell Biology, and Centre for Translational and Chemical Biology, University of EdinburghEdinburghEngland
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- Genome Engineering and Maintenance NetworkInstitute for Environment, Health and Societies, Brunel University LondonUxbridgeEngland
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- Genome Engineering and Maintenance NetworkInstitute for Environment, Health and Societies, Brunel University LondonUxbridgeEngland
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- Genome Engineering and Maintenance NetworkInstitute for Environment, Health and Societies, Brunel University LondonUxbridgeEngland
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- The Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell BiologyInstitute of Cell Biology, and Centre for Translational and Chemical Biology, University of EdinburghEdinburghEngland
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- Centre for Molecular PathologyThe Royal Marsden HospitalLondonEngland
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- Genome Engineering and Maintenance NetworkInstitute for Environment, Health and Societies, Brunel University LondonUxbridgeEngland
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- Genome Engineering and Maintenance NetworkInstitute for Environment, Health and Societies, Brunel University LondonUxbridgeEngland
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- Genome Engineering and Maintenance NetworkInstitute for Environment, Health and Societies, Brunel University LondonUxbridgeEngland
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- Genome Engineering and Maintenance NetworkInstitute for Environment, Health and Societies, Brunel University LondonUxbridgeEngland
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- Genome Engineering and Maintenance NetworkInstitute for Environment, Health and Societies, Brunel University LondonUxbridgeEngland
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Arbach HE, Harland-Dunaway M, Chang JK, Wills AE. Extreme nuclear branching in healthy epidermal cells of the Xenopus tail fin. J Cell Sci 2018; 131:jcs.217513. [PMID: 30131443 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.217513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 08/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Changes in nuclear morphology contribute to the regulation of complex cell properties, including differentiation and tissue elasticity. Perturbations of nuclear morphology are associated with pathologies that include progeria, cancer and muscular dystrophy. The mechanisms governing nuclear shape changes in healthy cells remain poorly understood, partially because there are few models of nuclear shape variation in healthy cells. Here, we introduce nuclear branching in epidermal fin cells of Xenopus tropicalis as a model for extreme variation of nuclear morphology in a diverse population of healthy cells. We found that nuclear branching arises within these cells and becomes more elaborate during embryonic development. These cells contain broadly distributed marks of transcriptionally active chromatin and heterochromatin, and have active cell cycles. We found that nuclear branches are disrupted by loss of filamentous actin and depend on epidermal expression of the nuclear lamina protein Lamin B1. Inhibition of nuclear branching disrupts fin morphology, suggesting that nuclear branching may be involved in fin development. This study introduces the nuclei of the Xenopus fin as a powerful new model for extreme nuclear morphology in healthy cells to complement studies of nuclear shape variation in pathological contexts.This article has an associated First Person interview with the first author of the paper.
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- Hannah E Arbach
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-3750, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-3750, USA
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Wang AS, Ong PF, Chojnowski A, Clavel C, Dreesen O. Loss of lamin B1 is a biomarker to quantify cellular senescence in photoaged skin. Sci Rep 2017; 7:15678. [PMID: 29142250 PMCID: PMC5688158 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-15901-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2017] [Accepted: 11/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Skin ageing is an inevitable consequence of life and accelerated by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays. Senescence is an irreversible growth arrest and senescent cells accumulate in ageing tissues, at sites of age-related pathologies and in pre-neoplastic lesions. Conventionally, senescent cells have been detected by senescence associated-β-galactosidase (SA-β-gal) staining, a procedure that requires enzymatic activity, which is lost in fixed tissue samples. We previously demonstrated that loss of lamin B1 is a novel marker to identify senescent cells. Here, we demonstrate that loss of lamin B1 facilitates the detection and quantification of senescent cells upon UV-exposure in vitro and upon chronic UV-exposure and skin regeneration in vivo. Taken together, this marker enables the study of environmental conditions on tissue ageing and regeneration in vivo, serves as a diagnostic tool to distinguish senescent from proliferating cells in pre-neoplastic lesions, and facilitates investigating the role of senescent cells in various age-related pathologies.
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- Audrey Shimei Wang
- Cell Ageing, Institute of Medical Biology, 8A Biomedical Grove, #06-06, Immunos, 138648, Singapore
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- Cell Ageing, Institute of Medical Biology, 8A Biomedical Grove, #06-06, Immunos, 138648, Singapore
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- Developmental and Regenerative Biology, 8A Biomedical Grove, #06-06, Immunos, 138648, Singapore
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- Hair & Pigment Development, Institute of Medical Biology, 8A Biomedical Grove, #06-06, Immunos, 138648, Singapore.
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- Cell Ageing, Institute of Medical Biology, 8A Biomedical Grove, #06-06, Immunos, 138648, Singapore.
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Ha SH, Kim HK, Anh NTT, Kim N, Ko KS, Rhee BD, Han J. Time-dependent proteomic and genomic alterations in Toll-like receptor-4-activated human chondrocytes: increased expression of lamin A/C and annexins. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY AND THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF PHARMACOLOGY 2017; 21:531-546. [PMID: 28883757 PMCID: PMC5587603 DOI: 10.4196/kjpp.2017.21.5.531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2017] [Revised: 05/04/2017] [Accepted: 05/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Activation of Toll-like receptor-4 (TLR-4) in articular chondrocytes increases the catabolic compartment and leads to matrix degradation during the development of osteoarthritis. In this study, we determined the proteomic and genomic alterations in human chondrocytes during lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation to elucidate the underlying mechanisms and consequences of TLR-4 activation. Human chondrocytes were cultured with LPS for 12, 24, and 36 h to induce TLR-4 activation. The TLR-4-induced inflammatory response was confirmed by real-time PCR analysis of increased interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) expression levels. In TLR-4-activated chondrocytes, proteomic changes were determined by two-dimensional electrophoresis and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-mass spectroscopy analysis, and genomic changes were determined by microarray and gene ontology analyses. Proteomics analysis identified 26 proteins with significantly altered expression levels; these proteins were related to the cytoskeleton and oxidative stress responses. Gene ontology analysis indicated that LPS treatment altered specific functional pathways including ‘chemotaxis’, ‘hematopoietic organ development’, ‘positive regulation of cell proliferation’, and ‘regulation of cytokine biosynthetic process’. Nine of the 26 identified proteins displayed the same increased expression patterns in both proteomics and genomics analyses. Western blot analysis confirmed the LPS-induced increases in expression levels of lamin A/C and annexins 4/5/6. In conclusion, this study identified the time-dependent genomic, proteomic, and functional pathway alterations that occur in chondrocytes during LPS-induced TLR-4 activation. These results provide valuable new insights into the underlying mechanisms that control the development and progression of osteoarthritis.
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- Seung Hee Ha
- National Research Laboratory for Mitochondrial Signaling, Department of Physiology, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, BK21 Plus Project Team, College of Medicine, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease Center, Inje University, Busan 47392, Korea.,Department of Health Technology Development, Health Project Management Team, Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), Cheongju 28159, Korea
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- National Research Laboratory for Mitochondrial Signaling, Department of Physiology, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, BK21 Plus Project Team, College of Medicine, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease Center, Inje University, Busan 47392, Korea
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- National Research Laboratory for Mitochondrial Signaling, Department of Physiology, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, BK21 Plus Project Team, College of Medicine, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease Center, Inje University, Busan 47392, Korea
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- National Research Laboratory for Mitochondrial Signaling, Department of Physiology, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, BK21 Plus Project Team, College of Medicine, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease Center, Inje University, Busan 47392, Korea
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- National Research Laboratory for Mitochondrial Signaling, Department of Physiology, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, BK21 Plus Project Team, College of Medicine, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease Center, Inje University, Busan 47392, Korea
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- National Research Laboratory for Mitochondrial Signaling, Department of Physiology, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, BK21 Plus Project Team, College of Medicine, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease Center, Inje University, Busan 47392, Korea
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- National Research Laboratory for Mitochondrial Signaling, Department of Physiology, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, BK21 Plus Project Team, College of Medicine, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease Center, Inje University, Busan 47392, Korea
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Shiels PG, McGuinness D, Eriksson M, Kooman JP, Stenvinkel P. The role of epigenetics in renal ageing. Nat Rev Nephrol 2017. [PMID: 28626222 DOI: 10.1038/nrneph.2017.78] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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An ability to separate natural ageing processes from processes specific to morbidities is required to understand the heterogeneity of age-related organ dysfunction. Mechanistic insight into how epigenetic factors regulate ageing throughout the life course, linked to a decline in renal function with ageing, is already proving to be of value in the analyses of clinical and epidemiological cohorts. Noncoding RNAs provide epigenetic regulatory circuits within the kidney, which reciprocally interact with DNA methylation processes, histone modification and chromatin. These interactions have been demonstrated to reflect the biological age and function of renal allografts. Epigenetic factors control gene expression and activity in response to environmental perturbations. They also have roles in highly conserved signalling pathways that modulate ageing, including the mTOR and insulin/insulin-like growth factor signalling pathways, and regulation of sirtuin activity. Nutrition, the gut microbiota, inflammation and environmental factors, including psychosocial and lifestyle stresses, provide potential mechanistic links between the epigenetic landscape of ageing and renal dysfunction. Approaches to modify the renal epigenome via nutritional intervention, targeting the methylome or targeting chromatin seem eminently feasible, although caution is merited owing to the potential for intergenerational and transgenerational effects.
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- Paul G Shiels
- Section of Epigenetics, Institute of Cancer Sciences, Wolfson Wohl Translational Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Garscube Estate, Switchback Road, Bearsden, Glasgow G61 1QH, UK
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- Section of Epigenetics, Institute of Cancer Sciences, Wolfson Wohl Translational Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Garscube Estate, Switchback Road, Bearsden, Glasgow G61 1QH, UK
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- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition (BioNut), H2, Eriksson, Novum 141, 83 Huddinge, Sweden
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Maastricht University Medical Center, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastrich, Netherlands
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- Division of Renal Medicine, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, SE-14157 Stockholm, Sweden
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Golubtsova NN, Filippov FN, Gunin AG. Lamin A and lamin-associated polypeptide 2 (LAP-2) in human skin fibroblasts in the process of aging. ADVANCES IN GERONTOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.1134/s2079057017010076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Ehrmann C, Schneider MR. Genetically modified laboratory mice with sebaceous glands abnormalities. Cell Mol Life Sci 2016; 73:4623-4642. [PMID: 27457558 PMCID: PMC11108334 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-016-2312-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2016] [Revised: 07/12/2016] [Accepted: 07/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Sebaceous glands (SG) are exocrine glands that release their product by holocrine secretion, meaning that the whole cell becomes a secretion following disruption of the membrane. SG may be found in association with a hair follicle, forming the pilosebaceous unit, or as modified SG at different body sites such as the eyelids (Meibomian glands) or the preputial glands. Depending on their location, SG fulfill a number of functions, including protection of the skin and fur, thermoregulation, formation of the tear lipid film, and pheromone-based communication. Accordingly, SG abnormalities are associated with several diseases such as acne, cicatricial alopecia, and dry eye disease. An increasing number of genetically modified laboratory mouse lines develop SG abnormalities, and their study may provide important clues regarding the molecular pathways regulating SG development, physiology, and pathology. Here, we summarize in tabulated form the available mouse lines with SG abnormalities and, focusing on selected examples, discuss the insights they provide into SG biology and pathology. We hope this survey will become a helpful information source for researchers with a primary interest in SG but also as for researchers from unrelated fields that are unexpectedly confronted with a SG phenotype in newly generated mouse lines.
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- Carmen Ehrmann
- Institute of Molecular Animal Breeding and Biotechnology, Gene Center, LMU Munich, Feodor-Lynen-Str. 25, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Animal Breeding and Biotechnology, Gene Center, LMU Munich, Feodor-Lynen-Str. 25, 81377, Munich, Germany.
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Golubtsova NN, Filippov FN, Gunin AG. Lamin B1 and lamin B2 in human skin in the process of aging. ADVANCES IN GERONTOLOGY 2016. [DOI: 10.1134/s2079057016040068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Rodríguez SA, Grochová D, McKenna T, Borate B, Trivedi NS, Erdos MR, Eriksson M. Global genome splicing analysis reveals an increased number of alternatively spliced genes with aging. Aging Cell 2016; 15:267-78. [PMID: 26685868 PMCID: PMC4783335 DOI: 10.1111/acel.12433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/08/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Alternative splicing (AS) is a key regulatory mechanism for the development of different tissues; however, not much is known about changes to alternative splicing during aging. Splicing events may become more frequent and widespread genome‐wide as tissues age and the splicing machinery stringency decreases. Using skin, skeletal muscle, bone, thymus, and white adipose tissue from wild‐type C57BL6/J male mice (4 and 18 months old), we examined the effect of age on splicing by AS analysis of the differential exon usage of the genome. The results identified a considerable number of AS genes in skeletal muscle, thymus, bone, and white adipose tissue between the different age groups (ranging from 27 to 246 AS genes corresponding to 0.3–3.2% of the total number of genes analyzed). For skin, skeletal muscle, and bone, we included a later age group (28 months old) that showed that the number of alternatively spliced genes increased with age in all three tissues (P < 0.01). Analysis of alternatively spliced genes across all tissues by gene ontology and pathway analysis identified 158 genes involved in RNA processing. Additional analysis of AS in a mouse model for the premature aging disease Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome was performed. The results show that expression of the mutant protein, progerin, is associated with an impaired developmental splicing. As progerin accumulates, the number of genes with AS increases compared to in wild‐type skin. Our results indicate the existence of a mechanism for increased AS during aging in several tissues, emphasizing that AS has a more important role in the aging process than previously known.
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- Sofía A. Rodríguez
- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition; Center for Innovative Medicine; Karolinska Institutet; Novum SE-141 83 Huddinge Sweden
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- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition; Center for Innovative Medicine; Karolinska Institutet; Novum SE-141 83 Huddinge Sweden
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- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition; Center for Innovative Medicine; Karolinska Institutet; Novum SE-141 83 Huddinge Sweden
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- National Human Genome Research Institute; National Institutes of Health; Bethesda MD USA
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- National Human Genome Research Institute; National Institutes of Health; Bethesda MD USA
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- National Human Genome Research Institute; National Institutes of Health; Bethesda MD USA
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- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition; Center for Innovative Medicine; Karolinska Institutet; Novum SE-141 83 Huddinge Sweden
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Tran JR, Chen H, Zheng X, Zheng Y. Lamin in inflammation and aging. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2016; 40:124-130. [PMID: 27023494 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2016.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2016] [Revised: 02/26/2016] [Accepted: 03/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Aging is characterized by a progressive loss of tissue function and an increased susceptibility to injury and disease. Many age-associated pathologies manifest an inflammatory component, and this has led to the speculation that aging is at least in part caused by some form of inflammation. However, whether or not inflammation is truly a cause of aging, or is a consequence of the aging process is unknown. Recent work using Drosophila has uncovered a mechanism where the progressive loss of lamin-B in the fat body upon aging triggers systemic inflammation. This inflammatory response perturbs the local immune response of the neighboring gut tissue and leads to hyperplasia. Here, we will discuss the literature connecting lamins to aging and inflammation.
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- Joseph R Tran
- Department of Embryology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Baltimore, MD 21218, United States
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- Life Sciences Institute and Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, PR China
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- Department of Embryology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Baltimore, MD 21218, United States
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- Department of Embryology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Baltimore, MD 21218, United States.
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Skin Disease in Laminopathy-Associated Premature Aging. J Invest Dermatol 2015; 135:2577-2583. [PMID: 26290387 DOI: 10.1038/jid.2015.295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2015] [Revised: 06/12/2015] [Accepted: 06/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The nuclear lamina, a protein network located under the nuclear membrane, has during the past decade found increasing interest due to its significant involvement in a range of genetic diseases, including the segmental premature aging syndromes Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome, restrictive dermopathy, and atypical Werner syndrome. In this review we examine these diseases, some caused by mutations in the LMNA gene, and their skin disease features. Advances within this area might also provide novel insights into the biology of skin aging, as recent data suggest that low levels of progerin are expressed in unaffected individuals and these levels increase with aging.
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Sola Carvajal A, McKenna T, Wallén Arzt E, Eriksson M. Overexpression of Lamin B Receptor Results in Impaired Skin Differentiation. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0128917. [PMID: 26053873 PMCID: PMC4459694 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2015] [Accepted: 05/01/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a rare segmental progeroid disorder commonly caused by a point mutation in the LMNA gene that results in the increased activation of an intra-exonic splice site and the production of a truncated lamin A protein, named progerin. In our previous work, induced murine epidermal expression of this specific HGPS LMNA mutation showed impaired keratinocyte differentiation and upregulated lamin B receptor (LBR) expression in suprabasal keratinocytes. Here, we have developed a novel transgenic animal model with induced overexpression of LBR in the interfollicular epidermis. LBR overexpression resulted in epidermal hypoplasia, along with the downregulation and mislocalization of keratin 10, suggesting impaired keratinocyte differentiation. Increased LBR expression in basal and suprabasal cells did not coincide with increased proliferation. Similar to our previous report of HGPS mice, analyses of γH2AX, a marker of DNA double-strand breaks, revealed an increased number of keratinocytes with multiple foci in LBR-overexpressing mice compared with wild-type mice. In addition, suprabasal LBR-positive cells showed densely condensed and peripherally localized chromatin. Our results show a moderate skin differentiation phenotype, which indicates that upregulation of LBR is not the sole contributor to the HGPS phenotype.
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- Agustín Sola Carvajal
- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Center for Innovative Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, SE-141 83, Sweden
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- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Center for Innovative Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, SE-141 83, Sweden
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- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Center for Innovative Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, SE-141 83, Sweden
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- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Center for Innovative Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, SE-141 83, Sweden
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Strandgren C, Nasser HA, McKenna T, Koskela A, Tuukkanen J, Ohlsson C, Rozell B, Eriksson M. Transgene silencing of the Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome mutation results in a reversible bone phenotype, whereas resveratrol treatment does not show overall beneficial effects. FASEB J 2015; 29:3193-205. [PMID: 25877214 DOI: 10.1096/fj.14-269217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2015] [Accepted: 03/31/2015] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a rare premature aging disorder that is most commonly caused by a de novo point mutation in exon 11 of the LMNA gene, c.1824C>T, which results in an increased production of a truncated form of lamin A known as progerin. In this study, we used a mouse model to study the possibility of recovering from HGPS bone disease upon silencing of the HGPS mutation, and the potential benefits from treatment with resveratrol. We show that complete silencing of the transgenic expression of progerin normalized bone morphology and mineralization already after 7 weeks. The improvements included lower frequencies of rib fractures and callus formation, an increased number of osteocytes in remodeled bone, and normalized dentinogenesis. The beneficial effects from resveratrol treatment were less significant and to a large extent similar to mice treated with sucrose alone. However, the reversal of the dental phenotype of overgrown and laterally displaced lower incisors in HGPS mice could be attributed to resveratrol. Our results indicate that the HGPS bone defects were reversible upon suppressed transgenic expression and suggest that treatments targeting aberrant progerin splicing give hope to patients who are affected by HGPS.
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- Charlotte Strandgren
- *Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Center for Innovative Medicine, and Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden; Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; and Department of Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- *Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Center for Innovative Medicine, and Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden; Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; and Department of Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- *Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Center for Innovative Medicine, and Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden; Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; and Department of Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- *Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Center for Innovative Medicine, and Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden; Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; and Department of Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- *Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Center for Innovative Medicine, and Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden; Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; and Department of Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- *Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Center for Innovative Medicine, and Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden; Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; and Department of Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- *Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Center for Innovative Medicine, and Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden; Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; and Department of Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- *Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Center for Innovative Medicine, and Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden; Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; and Department of Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Baek JH, Schmidt E, Viceconte N, Strandgren C, Pernold K, Richard TJC, Van Leeuwen FW, Dantuma NP, Damberg P, Hultenby K, Ulfhake B, Mugnaini E, Rozell B, Eriksson M. Expression of progerin in aging mouse brains reveals structural nuclear abnormalities without detectible significant alterations in gene expression, hippocampal stem cells or behavior. Hum Mol Genet 2015; 24:1305-21. [PMID: 25343989 PMCID: PMC4321440 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddu541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2014] [Revised: 10/03/2014] [Accepted: 10/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a segmental progeroid syndrome with multiple features suggestive of premature accelerated aging. Accumulation of progerin is thought to underlie the pathophysiology of HGPS. However, despite ubiquitous expression of lamin A in all differentiated cells, the HGPS mutation results in organ-specific defects. For example, bone and skin are strongly affected by HGPS, while the brain appears to be unaffected. There are no definite explanations as to the variable sensitivity to progeria disease among different organs. In addition, low levels of progerin have also been found in several tissues from normal individuals, but it is not clear if low levels of progerin contribute to the aging of the brain. In an attempt to clarify the origin of this phenomenon, we have developed an inducible transgenic mouse model with expression of the most common HGPS mutation in brain, skin, bone and heart to investigate how the mutation affects these organs. Ultrastructural analysis of neuronal nuclei after 70 weeks of expression of the LMNA c.1824C>T mutation showed severe distortion with multiple lobulations and irregular extensions. Despite severe distortions in the nuclei of hippocampal neurons of HGPS animals, there were only negligible changes in gene expression after 63 weeks of transgenic expression. Behavioral analysis and neurogenesis assays, following long-term expression of the HGPS mutation, did not reveal significant pathology. Our results suggest that certain tissues are protected from functional deleterious effects of progerin.
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- Jean-Ha Baek
- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Center for Innovative Medicine
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- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Center for Innovative Medicine
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- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Center for Innovative Medicine
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- Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Health Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Center for Innovative Medicine,
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Gruenbaum Y, Foisner R. Lamins: nuclear intermediate filament proteins with fundamental functions in nuclear mechanics and genome regulation. Annu Rev Biochem 2015; 84:131-64. [PMID: 25747401 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-biochem-060614-034115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 368] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Lamins are intermediate filament proteins that form a scaffold, termed nuclear lamina, at the nuclear periphery. A small fraction of lamins also localize throughout the nucleoplasm. Lamins bind to a growing number of nuclear protein complexes and are implicated in both nuclear and cytoskeletal organization, mechanical stability, chromatin organization, gene regulation, genome stability, differentiation, and tissue-specific functions. The lamin-based complexes and their specific functions also provide insights into possible disease mechanisms for human laminopathies, ranging from muscular dystrophy to accelerated aging, as observed in Hutchinson-Gilford progeria and atypical Werner syndromes.
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- Yosef Gruenbaum
- Department of Genetics, Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel;
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Nuclear lamina remodelling and its implications for human disease. Cell Tissue Res 2014; 360:621-31. [DOI: 10.1007/s00441-014-2069-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2014] [Accepted: 11/11/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Viceconte N, McKenna T, Eriksson M. Low levels of the reverse transactivator fail to induce target transgene expression in vascular smooth muscle cells. PLoS One 2014; 9:e104098. [PMID: 25090270 PMCID: PMC4121313 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2013] [Accepted: 07/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a genetic disease with multiple features that are suggestive of premature aging. Most patients with HGPS carry a mutation on one of their copies of the LMNA gene. The LMNA gene encodes the lamin A and lamin C proteins, which are the major proteins of the nuclear lamina. The organs of the cardiovascular system are amongst those that are most severely affected in HGPS, undergoing a progressive depletion of vascular smooth muscle cells, and most children with HGPS die in their early teens from cardio-vascular disease and other complications from atherosclerosis. In this study, we developed a transgenic mouse model based on the tet-ON system to increase the understanding of the molecular mechanisms leading to the most lethal aspect of HGPS. To induce the expression of the most common HGPS mutation, LMNA c.1824C>T; p.G608G, in the vascular smooth muscle cells of the aortic arch and thoracic aorta, we used the previously described reverse tetracycline-controlled transactivator, sm22α-rtTA. However, the expression of the reverse sm22α-transactivator was barely detectable in the arteries, and this low level of expression was not sufficient to induce the expression of the target human lamin A minigene. The results from this study are important because they suggest caution during the use of previously functional transgenic animal models and emphasize the importance of assessing transgene expression over time.
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- Nikenza Viceconte
- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Center for Biosciences, Karolinska Institutet, Novum, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Center for Biosciences, Karolinska Institutet, Novum, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Center for Biosciences, Karolinska Institutet, Novum, Huddinge, Sweden
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Infante A, Gago A, de Eguino GR, Calvo-Fernández T, Gómez-Vallejo V, Llop J, Schlangen K, Fullaondo A, Aransay AM, Martín A, Rodríguez CI. Prelamin A accumulation and stress conditions induce impaired Oct-1 activity and autophagy in prematurely aged human mesenchymal stem cell. Aging (Albany NY) 2014; 6:264-80. [PMID: 24753226 PMCID: PMC4032794 DOI: 10.18632/aging.100651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2014] [Accepted: 04/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Aging, a time-dependent functional decline of biological processes, is the primary risk factor in developing diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular or degenerative diseases. There is a real need to understand the human aging process in order to increase the length of disease-free life, also known as "health span". Accumulation of progerin and prelamin A are the hallmark of a group of premature aging diseases but have also been found during normal cellular aging strongly suggesting similar mechanisms between healthy aging and LMNA-linked progeroid syndromes. How this toxic accumulation contributes to aging (physiological or pathological) remains unclear. Since affected tissues in age-associated disorders and in pathological aging are mainly of mesenchymal origin we propose a model of human aging based on mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) which accumulate prelamin A. We demonstrate that prelamin A-accumulating hMSCs have a premature aging phenotype which affects their functional competence in vivo. The combination of prelamin A accumulation and stress conditions enhance the aging phenotype by dysregulating the activity of the octamer binding protein Oct-1This experimental model has been fundamental to identify a new role for Oct-1 in hMSCs aging.
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- Arantza Infante
- Stem Cells and Cell Therapy Laboratory, BioCruces Health Research Institute, Cruces University Hospital, Barakaldo 48903, Spain
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