While mitochondrial dysfunction is acknowledged as a major feature of aging, much less is known about the role of mitochondria in extended longevity. Livers from aged (28-month-old) and extremely aged (32-month-old) rats were analyzed for citrate synthase activity, mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) amount, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), and 4.8 Kb “common deletion” contents. None of the assayed parameters diered significantly between age groups. TFAM-binding to mtDNA and the incidence of 8-oxo-deoxyguanosine in specific mtDNA regions, encompassing the origins of mtDNA replication (D-loop and Ori-L) and the 16-bp long direct repeat 1 (DR1) of the 4.8 Kb deletion, were determined. A decrease in TFAM binding was unveiled at all regions in extremely aged in comparison with aged rats. Reduced incidence of oxidized purines at all assayed regions was detected in 32-month-old rats compared with the 28-month-old group. A significant positive correlation between the incidence of 8-oxo-deoxoguanosine and TFAM-bound mtDNA was found at D-Loop and Ori-L regions only in 28-month-old rats. The absence of such correlation in 32-month-old rats indicates a dierent, fine-tuned regulation of TFAM binding in the two age groups and supports the existence of two dierent paces in aging and extended aging.
Titolo: | Differences in Liver TFAM Binding to mtDNA and mtDNA Damage between Aged and Extremely Aged Rats. |
Autori: | PESCE, VITO (Corresponding) |
Data di pubblicazione: | 2019 |
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Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11586/231917 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.1 Articolo in rivista |
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