Splicing factor 1 modulates dietary restriction and TORC1 pathway longevity in C. elegans

Ageing is driven by a loss of transcriptional and protein homeostasis and is the key risk factor for multiple chronic diseases. Interventions that attenuate or reverse systemic dysfunction associated with age therefore have the potential to reduce overall disease risk in the elderly. Precursor mRNA (pre-mRNA) splicing is a fundamental link between gene expression and the proteome, and deregulation of the splicing machinery is linked to several age-related chronic illnesses. However, the role of splicing homeostasis in healthy ageing remains unclear. Here we demonstrate that pre-mRNA splicing homeostasis is a biomarker and predictor of life expectancy in Caenorhabditis elegans. Using transcriptomics and in-depth splicing analysis in young and old animals fed ad libitum or subjected to dietary restriction, we find defects in global pre-mRNA splicing with age that are reduced by dietary restriction via splicing factor 1 (SFA-1; the C. elegans homologue of SF1, also known as branchpoint binding protein, BBP). We show that SFA-1 is specifically required for lifespan extension by dietary restriction and by modulation of the TORC1 pathway components AMPK, RAGA-1 and RSKS-1/S6 kinase. We also demonstrate that overexpression of SFA-1 is sufficient to extend lifespan. Together, these data demonstrate a role for RNA splicing homeostasis in dietary restriction longevity and suggest that modulation of specific spliceosome components may prolong healthy ageing..

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:541

Enthalten in:

Nature - 541(2017), 7635, Seite 102-106

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Caroline Heintz [VerfasserIn]
Thomas K Doktor [Sonstige Person]
Anne Lanjuin [Sonstige Person]
Caroline C Escoubas [Sonstige Person]
Yue Zhang [Sonstige Person]
Heather J Weir [Sonstige Person]
Sneha Dutta [Sonstige Person]
Carlos Giovanni Silva-García [Sonstige Person]
Gitte H Bruun [Sonstige Person]
Ianessa Morantte [Sonstige Person]
Gerta Hoxhaj [Sonstige Person]
Brendan D Manning [Sonstige Person]
Brage S Andresen [Sonstige Person]
William B Mair [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

Age
Aging
Caenorhabditis elegans
Gene expression
Genetic aspects
Kinases
Longevity
Mammals
Nematodes
Phosphorylation
Physiological aspects
Proteins
RNA splicing
Rodents

doi:

10.1038/nature20789

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC1988100488