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Methods Mol Biol ; 2364: 101-137, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34542850

RESUMO

The actin cytoskeleton plays a fundamental role in the regulation of multiple cellular pathways, including trafficking and locomotion. The functional integrity of the cytoskeleton is important during aging, as the decline of cytoskeletal integrity contributes to the physiological consequence of aging. Moreover, improving cytoskeletal form and function throughout aging is sufficient to drive life span extension and promote organismal health in multiple model systems. For these reasons, optimized protocols for visualization of the actin cytoskeleton and its downstream consequences on health span and life span are critical for understanding the aging process. In C. elegans, the actin cytoskeleton shows diverse morphologies across tissues, potentially due to the significantly different functions of each cell type. This chapter describes an imaging platform utilizing LifeAct to visualize the actin cytoskeleton in live, whole nematodes throughout the aging process and methods to perform follow-up studies on the life span and health span of these organisms.


Assuntos
Caenorhabditis elegans , Citoesqueleto de Actina , Actinas , Envelhecimento , Animais , Citoesqueleto
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Sci Adv ; 7(44): eabj6818, 2021 Oct 29.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34714674

RESUMO

The dysfunction of mitochondria is associated with the physiological consequences of aging and many age-related diseases. Therefore, critical quality control mechanisms exist to protect mitochondrial functions, including the unfolded protein response of the mitochondria (UPRMT). However, it is still unclear how UPRMT is regulated in mammals with mechanistic discrepancies between previous studies. Here, we reasoned that a study of conserved mechanisms could provide a uniquely powerful way to reveal previously uncharacterized components of the mammalian UPRMT. We performed cross-species comparison of genetic requirements for survival under­and in response to­mitochondrial stress between karyotypically normal human stem cells and the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. We identified a role for EPS-8/EPS8 (epidermal growth factor receptor pathway substrate 8), a signaling protein adaptor, in general mitochondrial homeostasis and UPRMT regulation through integrin-mediated remodeling of the actin cytoskeleton. This study also highlights the use of cross-species comparisons in genetic screens to interrogate cellular pathways.

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Cell Metab ; 33(7): 1322-1341.e13, 2021 07 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34019840

RESUMO

Mitochondria control eukaryotic cell fate by producing the energy needed to support life and the signals required to execute programed cell death. The biochemical milieu is known to affect mitochondrial function and contribute to the dysfunctional mitochondrial phenotypes implicated in cancer and the morbidities of aging. However, the physical characteristics of the extracellular matrix are also altered in cancerous and aging tissues. Here, we demonstrate that cells sense the physical properties of the extracellular matrix and activate a mitochondrial stress response that adaptively tunes mitochondrial function via solute carrier family 9 member A1-dependent ion exchange and heat shock factor 1-dependent transcription. Overall, our data indicate that adhesion-mediated mechanosignaling may play an unappreciated role in the altered mitochondrial functions observed in aging and cancer.


Assuntos
Adesão Celular/fisiologia , Mecanotransdução Celular/fisiologia , Dinâmica Mitocondrial/fisiologia , Adulto , Animais , Animais Geneticamente Modificados , Caenorhabditis elegans , Respiração Celular , Células Cultivadas , Matriz Extracelular/metabolismo , Feminino , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Hiperglicemia/metabolismo , Hiperglicemia/patologia , Hiperglicemia/fisiopatologia , Integrinas/fisiologia , Troca Iônica , Camundongos , Microscopia Confocal , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Mitocôndrias/metabolismo , Mitocôndrias/fisiologia , Estresse Oxidativo/fisiologia , Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais/fisiologia , Trocador 1 de Sódio-Hidrogênio/fisiologia , Imagem com Lapso de Tempo
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Cell Rep ; 33(10): 108489, 2020 12 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33296657

RESUMO

In multicellular organisms, neurons integrate a diverse array of external cues to affect downstream changes in organismal health. Specifically, activation of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) unfolded protein response (UPRER) in neurons increases lifespan by preventing age-onset loss of ER proteostasis and driving lipid depletion in a cell non-autonomous manner. The mechanism of this communication is dependent on the release of small clear vesicles from neurons. We find dopaminergic neurons are necessary and sufficient for activation of cell non-autonomous UPRER to drive lipid depletion in peripheral tissues, whereas serotonergic neurons are sufficient to drive protein homeostasis in peripheral tissues. These signaling modalities are unique and independent and together coordinate the beneficial effects of neuronal cell non-autonomous ER stress signaling upon health and longevity.


Assuntos
Neurônios Dopaminérgicos/metabolismo , Neurônios Serotoninérgicos/metabolismo , Resposta a Proteínas não Dobradas/fisiologia , Envelhecimento , Animais , Caenorhabditis elegans/metabolismo , Proteínas de Caenorhabditis elegans/metabolismo , Neurônios Dopaminérgicos/fisiologia , Retículo Endoplasmático/metabolismo , Estresse do Retículo Endoplasmático/fisiologia , Metabolismo dos Lipídeos/fisiologia , Longevidade , Neurônios/metabolismo , Proteostase/fisiologia , Neurônios Serotoninérgicos/fisiologia , Transdução de Sinais/fisiologia , Resposta a Proteínas não Dobradas/genética
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Sci Adv ; 6(26): eaaz9805, 2020 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32637599

RESUMO

Recent work has highlighted the fact that lysosomes are a critical signaling hub of metabolic processes, providing fundamental building blocks crucial for anabolic functions. How lysosomal functions affect other cellular compartments is not fully understood. Here, we find that lysosomal recycling of the amino acids lysine and arginine is essential for proper ER quality control through the UPRER. Specifically, loss of the lysine and arginine amino acid transporter LAAT-1 results in increased sensitivity to proteotoxic stress in the ER and decreased animal physiology. We find that these LAAT-1-dependent effects are linked to glycine metabolism and transport and that the loss of function of the glycine transporter SKAT-1 also increases sensitivity to ER stress. Direct lysine and arginine supplementation, or glycine supplementation alone, can ameliorate increased ER stress sensitivity found in laat-1 mutants. These data implicate a crucial role in recycling lysine, arginine, and glycine in communication between the lysosome and ER.

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