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ArticleCell death and differentiation2013

Loss of HtrA2/Omi activity in non-neuronal tissues of adult mice causes premature aging.

S Kang, J-P Louboutin, P Datta, C P Landel, D Martinez, A S Zervos, D S Strayer, T Fernandes-Alnemri, E S Alnemri

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Article in Cell death and differentiation, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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45citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 80 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. Modeling complex age-related eye disease.Progress in retinal and eye research · 2024
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  17. Insufficient HtrA2 causes meiotic defects in aging germinal vesicle oocytes.Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

S KangDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
J-P Louboutin
P Datta
C P Landel
D Martinez
A S Zervos
D S Strayer
T Fernandes-Alnemri
E S Alnemri
Thomas Jefferson University · USSidney Kimmel Cancer Center · USChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia · USUniversity of Central Florida · US

Funding

MECHANISMS OF ACTIVATION OF ICE-LIKE CYSTEINE PROTEASESR01AG014357 · NIA · THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY · PI ALNEMRI, EMAD S · 1998 to 2012
$4.3M
The Omi/HtrA2 Signal Transduction PathwayR01GM076176 · NIGMS · THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY · PI ALNEMRI, EMAD S · 2006 to 2009
$1.2M
NIA NIH HHS AG14357NIA NIH HHS R01 AG014357NIGMS NIH HHS GM076176NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM076176
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

mnd2 mice die prematurely as a result of neurodegeneration 30-40 days after birth due to loss of the enzymatic activity of the mitochondrial quality control protease HtrA2/Omi. Here, we show that transgenic expression of human HtrA2/Omi in the central nervous system of mnd2 mice rescues them from neurodegeneration and prevents their premature death. Interestingly, adult transgenic mnd2 mice develop accelerated aging phenotypes, such as premature weight loss, hair loss, reduced fertility, curvature of the spine, heart enlargement, increased autophagy, and death by 12-17 months of age. These mice also have elevated levels of clonally expanded mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) deletions in their tissues. Our results provide direct genetic evidence linking mitochondrial protein quality control to mtDNA deletions and aging in mammals.

Indexed as

Aging, PrematureAnimalsAutophagyCardiomyopathiesCentral Nervous SystemDNA, MitochondrialHigh-Temperature Requirement A Serine Peptidase 2HumansMiceMice, TransgenicMitochondrial ProteinsPhenotypeSerine EndopeptidasesDNA, MitochondrialHigh-Temperature Requirement A Serine Peptidase 2HTRA2 protein, humanHtra2 protein, mouseMitochondrial ProteinsSerine Endopeptidases

Identifiers

PMID22976834
PMCPMC3554338
OpenAlexW2058790501

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