Sod2

Symbol: Sod2
Name: superoxide dismutase 2, mitochondrial
Entrez gene ID: 20656
Ensembl gene ID: ENSMUSG00000006818
Species: Mouse (Taxid: 10090)

Functional description:
Destroys superoxide anion radicals which are normally produced within the cells and which are toxic to biological systems. [UniProt]

Observation:

Sod2(-/-) mice are born smaller, pale and less vigorous, and die with 7-10 days. The major problems are dilated cardiomyopathy, accumulaiton of lipid in various tissues particularly liver and skeletal muscle, and metabolic acidosis [7493016]. In another strain background Sod2(-/-) mice have severe anemia, degeneration of neurons in the basal ganglia and brainstem, and progressive weakness, fatigue, and cricling behavior [8790408]. Treatment of Sod(-/-) mice with superoxide dismuate/catalase mimetics (EUK-8, EUK-134, or EUK-189) partially rescues the short lifespan (mean lifespan 14-28 days) and other phenotypes [9462746].

Two-fold overexpression of Sod2 in young (4-6 months) and old (26-28 months) throughout the life results in decreased lipid peroxidation, increased resistance against paraquat-induced oxidative stress, and decreased age-related decline in mitochondrial ATP production, without any change on lifespan or age-related pathology [19633237].

Life-long reduction in MnSOD activity leads to increased levels of oxidative DNA damage and increase cancer incidience, but does not appear to affect aging. Sod2(+/-) mice that have a 50% reduction in MnSOD activity in all tissues throughout the life have increased oxidative damage as evidenced by significantly elevated levels of 8-oxo-2-deoxyguanosine in nuclear DNA (in all tissues) as well as in mitochondrial DNA (in lver and brain). Increased oxidative damage to DNA is associated with a 100% increase in tumor incidience in old Sod2(+/-) mice. However, mean and maximum lifespan of Sod2(+/-) and wild-type mice is identical. Biomarkers of aging, such as cataract formation, immune response, and formation of glycooxidation products carboxylmethyl lysine and pentosidine in skin collagen changes with age to the same extent in both wild-type and Sod2(+/-) mice.

Sod2(+/-);Gpx(-/-) animals exhibit no reduction in lifespan, despite increased levels of oxidative damage and neoplasms as well as tumorgenesis [19776219].



Interventions:
  • Sod2 overexpression
  • Sod2 homozygous knockout
  • Sod2 heterozyogous knockout

  • Assays: Organismal Lifespan

    Classification:
  • No Age Effect


  • Aging Relevance Analysis/Source:
  • GenAge
  • GenDR

  • Homologs
  • SOD2 (9606)
  • SOD2 (9598)
  • SOD2 (9615)
  • SOD2 (9913)
  • Sod2 (10090)
  • Sod2 (10116)
  • SOD2 (9031)
  • sod2 (7955)
  • Sod2 (7227)
  • SOD1 (7165)
  • sod-3 (6239)
  • sod-2 (6239)
  • SPAC1486.01 (4896)
  • SOD2 (4932)
  • KLLA0E03609g (28985)
  • GeneID:2674520 (148305)
  • NCU09560 (5141)
  • MSD1 (3702)
  • Os05g0323900 (4530)

  • Inparanoids
  • ENSMUSP00000007012 (10090)
  • ENSRNOP00000025794 (10116)
  • YHR008C (4932)
  • SPAC1486.01 (4896)
  • ENSMUSP00000007012 (10090)
  • ENSMUSP00000007012 (10090)



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