Caenorhabditis elegans as a screening tool for the endothelial cell-derived putative aging-related proteins detected by proteomic analysis.

Authors: Ha MK; Soo Cho J; Baik OR; Lee KH; Koo HS; Chung KY

Abstract: Endothelial cells go through progressive pathophysiologic modification as cellular senescence progresses. In vitro, endothelial cell senescence is accompanied by failure of proliferation and by perturbations in gene and protein expressions. Moreover, this cellular senescence in culture has been proposed to reflect processes that occur in the organism in vivo and free radical theory is accepted to be the most plausible explanation for this process. We have screened proteins involved in both cellular senescence and reactive oxygen species induced condition using 2-D gel analysis and found that ubiquitin carboxyl terminal hydrolase L1, peroxyredoxin 2, peroxyredoxin 4, fatty acid binding proteins (FABPs), and 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase beta-1 subunit were candidate aging-related proteins. To evaluate in vivo function of these proteins, Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) knock-down system using RNA interference was applied. Aging-specific expression of lipofucsin and the lifespan of knocked-down C. elegans were observed to assess the outcome. Interestingly, the inhibition of the genes led to short lifespan and earlier accumulation of lipofucsin with increasing age when compared with the wild type. These results suggest that the above genes may be related to cellular senescence process in determining the longevity in C. elegans and that gene inactivation renders animals susceptible to oxidative stress.

Keywords: Animals; Caenorhabditis elegans/drug effects/*physiology; Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins/*physiology; Cell Aging/*physiology; Cells, Cultured; Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional; Endothelial Cells/*physiology; Humans; Lipofuscin/metabolism; Oxidative Stress/physiology; Proteomics; RNA Interference; Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism
Journal: Proteomics
Volume: 6
Issue: 11
Pages: 3339-51
Date: May 5, 2006
PMID: 16673436
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Ha MK, Soo Cho J, Baik OR, Lee KH, Koo HS, Chung KY (2006) Caenorhabditis elegans as a screening tool for the endothelial cell-derived putative aging-related proteins detected by proteomic analysis. Proteomics 6: 3339-51.


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