1. Iron promotes protein insolubility and aging in C. elegans
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Bradford W. Gibson, Pankaj Kapahi, Alexandria K. Sahu, Gordon J. Lithgow, Dylan J. Sorensen, Birgit Schilling, David W. Killilea, Julie K. Andersen, Ida M. Klang, and Peter Swoboda
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Proteomics ,Aging ,Time Factors ,Iron ,media_common.quotation_subject ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Calcium ,Protein aggregation ,protein aggregation ,Protein Aggregates ,Organelle ,Animals ,Homeostasis ,Caenorhabditis elegans ,Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins ,Chelating Agents ,media_common ,Dietary iron ,biology ,Age Factors ,Longevity ,Cell Biology ,biology.organism_classification ,Diet ,Cell biology ,Solubility ,Proteotoxicity ,chemistry ,C. elegans ,metal homeostasis ,lifespan ,Research Paper - Abstract
Many late-onset proteotoxic diseases are accompanied by a disruption in homeostasis of metals (metallostasis) including iron, copper and zinc. Although aging is the most prominent risk factor for these disorders, the impact of aging on metallostasis and its role in proteotoxic disease remain poorly understood. Moreover, it is not clear whether a loss of metallostasis influences normal aging. We have investigated the role of metallostasis in longevity of Caenorhabditis elegans. We found that calcium, copper, iron, and manganese levels increase as a function of age, while potassium and phosphorus levels tend to decrease. Increased dietary iron significantly accelerated the age-related accumulation of insoluble protein, a molecular pathology of aging. Proteomic analysis revealed widespread effects of dietary iron in multiple organelles and tissues. Pharmacological interventions to block accumulation of specific metals attenuated many models of proteotoxicity and extended normal lifespan. Collectively, these results suggest that a loss of metallostasis with aging contributes to age-related protein aggregation.
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- 2014
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