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ArticleThe Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience2011

Accelerated age-related cognitive decline and neurodegeneration, caused by deficient DNA repair.

Nils Z Borgesius, Monique C de Waard, Ingrid van der Pluijm, Azar Omrani, Gerben C M Zondag, Gijsbertus T J van der Horst, David W Melton, Jan H J Hoeijmakers, Dick Jaarsma, Ype Elgersma

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Article in The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 71 papers.

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71citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

71 citing papers in PubMed, 123 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Nils Z BorgesiusDepartment of Neuroscience, Erasmus MC, 3015 GE, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Cancer Genomics Center, Department of Genetics, Center for Biomedical Genetics, Erasmus MC, 3015 GE, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Monique C de Waard
Ingrid van der Pluijm
Azar Omrani
Gerben C M Zondag
Gijsbertus T J van der Horst
David W Melton
Jan H J Hoeijmakers
Dick Jaarsma
Ype Elgersma
Erasmus MC · NLCancer Genomics Centre · NLEdinburgh Cancer Research · GBErasmus University Rotterdam · NL

Funding

THE IMPACT OF CELLULAR DEFENSE ON THE ROLE OF Ku80 IN GENOME MAINTENANCE AND LONGP01AG017242 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR SAN ANT · PI VIJG, JAN · 1999 to 2023
$46.1M
Models for DNA repair and cell cycle control variantsU01ES011044 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR SAN ANT · PI VIJG, JAN · 2001 to 2006
$5.1M
European Research Council 233424NIA NIH HHS 1P01 AG17242-02NIA NIH HHS P01 AG017242NIEHS NIH HHS 1UO1 ES011044NIEHS NIH HHS U01 ES011044
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Age-related cognitive decline and neurodegenerative diseases are a growing challenge for our societies with their aging populations. Accumulation of DNA damage has been proposed to contribute to these impairments, but direct proof that DNA damage results in impaired neuronal plasticity and memory is lacking. Here we take advantage of Ercc1(Δ/-) mutant mice, which are impaired in DNA nucleotide excision repair, interstrand crosslink repair, and double-strand break repair. We show that these mice exhibit an age-dependent decrease in neuronal plasticity and progressive neuronal pathology, suggestive of neurodegenerative processes. A similar phenotype is observed in mice where the mutation is restricted to excitatory forebrain neurons. Moreover, these neuron-specific mutants develop a learning impairment. Together, these results suggest a causal relationship between unrepaired, accumulating DNA damage, and age-dependent cognitive decline and neurodegeneration. Hence, accumulated DNA damage could therefore be an important factor in the onset and progression of age-related cognitive decline and neurodegenerative diseases.

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AgingActivating Transcription Factor 3Age FactorsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsCaspase 3Cognition DisordersDisease Models, AnimalDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA Repair-Deficiency DisordersElectric StimulationEndonucleasesFearGene Expression RegulationGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinHippocampusActivating Transcription Factor 3Atf3 protein, mouseCaspase 3DNA-Binding ProteinsEndonucleasesErcc1 protein, mouseGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinTumor Suppressor Protein p53

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PMID21880916
PMCPMC6703271
OpenAlexW2110082035

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