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Brain aging is accompanied by declining mitochondrial respiration. We hypothesized that mitochondrial morphology and dynamics would reflect this decline. Using hippocampus and frontal cortex of a segmental progeroid mouse model lacking Cockayne syndrome protein B (CSBm/m) and C57Bl/6 (WT) controls and comparing young (2-5 months) to middle-aged mice (13-14 months), we found that complex I-linked state 3 respiration (CI) was reduced at middle age in CSBm/m hippocampus, but not in CSBm/m cortex or WT brain. In hippocampus of both genotypes, mitochondrial size heterogeneity increased with age. Notably, an inverse correlation between heterogeneity and CI was found in both genotypes, indicating that heterogeneity reflects mitochondrial dysfunction. The ratio between fission and fusion gene expression reflected age-related alterations in mitochondrial morphology but not heterogeneity. Mitochondrial DNA content was lower, and hypoxia-induced factor 1α mRNA was greater at both ages in CSBm/m compared to WT brain. Our findings show that decreased CI and increased mitochondrial size heterogeneity are highly associated and point to declining mitochondrial quality control as an initial event in brain aging.
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Envelhecimento/metabolismo , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Respiração Celular , Complexo I de Transporte de Elétrons/metabolismo , Lobo Frontal/metabolismo , Hipocampo/metabolismo , Mitocôndrias/metabolismo , Tamanho Mitocondrial , Animais , DNA Helicases , Enzimas Reparadoras do DNA , DNA Mitocondrial/metabolismo , Subunidade alfa do Fator 1 Induzível por Hipóxia/genética , Subunidade alfa do Fator 1 Induzível por Hipóxia/metabolismo , Masculino , Camundongos Transgênicos , Mitocôndrias/patologia , Proteínas de Ligação a Poli-ADP-Ribose , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismoRESUMO
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Nucleic acids, which constitute the genetic material of all organisms, are continuously exposed to endogenous and exogenous damaging agents, representing a significant challenge to genome stability and genome integrity over the life of a cell or organism. Unrepaired DNA lesions, such as single- and double-stranded DNA breaks (SSBs and DSBs), and single-stranded gaps can block progression of the DNA replication fork, causing replicative stress and/or cell cycle arrest. However, translesion synthesis (TLS) DNA polymerases, such as Rev1, have the ability to bypass some DNA lesions, which can circumvent the process leading to replication fork arrest and minimize replicative stress. Here, we show that Rev1-deficiency in mouse embryo fibroblasts or mouse liver tissue is associated with replicative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction. In addition, Rev1-deficiency is associated with high poly(ADP) ribose polymerase 1 (PARP1) activity, low endogenous NAD+, low expression of SIRT1 and PGC1α and low adenosine monophosphate (AMP)-activated kinase (AMPK) activity. We conclude that replication stress via Rev1-deficiency contributes to metabolic stress caused by compromized mitochondrial function via the PARP-NAD+-SIRT1-PGC1α axis.
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Trifosfato de Adenosina/metabolismo , Mitocôndrias Hepáticas/genética , Nucleotidiltransferases/genética , Coativador 1-alfa do Receptor gama Ativado por Proliferador de Peroxissomo/genética , Poli(ADP-Ribose) Polimerases/genética , Sirtuína 1/genética , Animais , DNA Polimerase Dirigida por DNA , Embrião de Mamíferos , Feminino , Fibroblastos/citologia , Fibroblastos/enzimologia , Regulação da Expressão Gênica , Fígado/enzimologia , Masculino , Potencial da Membrana Mitocondrial/fisiologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Knockout , Mitocôndrias Hepáticas/enzimologia , NAD/metabolismo , Nucleotidiltransferases/deficiência , Fosforilação Oxidativa , Coativador 1-alfa do Receptor gama Ativado por Proliferador de Peroxissomo/metabolismo , Poli(ADP-Ribose) Polimerases/metabolismo , Cultura Primária de Células , Transdução de Sinais , Sirtuína 1/metabolismo , Superóxido Dismutase/genética , Superóxido Dismutase/metabolismoRESUMO
Accumulation of oxidative DNA damage has been proposed as a potential cause of age-related cognitive decline. The major pathway for removal of oxidative DNA base lesions is base excision repair, which is initiated by DNA glycosylases. In mice, Neil3 is the main DNA glycosylase for repair of hydantoin lesions in single-stranded DNA of neural stem/progenitor cells, promoting neurogenesis. Adult neurogenesis is crucial for maintenance of hippocampus-dependent functions involved in behavior. Herein, behavioral studies reveal learning and memory deficits and reduced anxiety-like behavior in Neil3(-/-) mice. Neural stem/progenitor cells from aged Neil3(-/-) mice show impaired proliferative capacity and reduced DNA repair activity. Furthermore, hippocampal neurons in Neil3(-/-) mice display synaptic irregularities. It appears that Neil3-dependent repair of oxidative DNA damage in neural stem/progenitor cells is required for maintenance of adult neurogenesis to counteract the age-associated deterioration of cognitive performance.