Downregulation of the tyrosine degradation pathway extends Drosophila lifespan.
Downregulation of the tyrosine degradation pathway extends Drosophila lifespan.
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酪氨酸降解途径的下调延长了果蝇的寿命。
DOI:
10.7554/elife.58053
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发表时间:
2020-12-15
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影响因子:
7.7
通讯作者:
Perrimon N
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作者:
Parkhitko AA;Ramesh D;Wang L;Leshchiner D;Filine E;Binari R;Olsen AL;Asara JM;Cracan V;Rabinowitz JD;Brockmann A;Perrimon N
Aging is characterized by extensive metabolic reprogramming. To identify metabolic pathways associated with aging, we analyzed age-dependent changes in the metabolomes of long-lived Drosophila melanogaster. Among the metabolites that changed, levels of tyrosine were increased with age in long-lived flies. We demonstrate that the levels of enzymes in the tyrosine degradation pathway increase with age in wild-type flies. Whole-body and neuronal-specific downregulation of enzymes in the tyrosine degradation pathway significantly extends Drosophila lifespan, causes alterations of metabolites associated with increased lifespan, and upregulates the levels of tyrosine-derived neuromediators. Moreover, feeding wild-type flies with tyrosine increased their lifespan. Mechanistically, we show that suppression of ETC complex I drives the upregulation of enzymes in the tyrosine degradation pathway, an effect that can be rescued by tigecycline, an FDA-approved drug that specifically suppresses mitochondrial translation. In addition, tyrosine supplementation partially rescued lifespan of flies with ETC complex I suppression. Altogether, our study highlights the tyrosine degradation pathway as a regulator of longevity.