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ArticleAging cell2018

SIRT3 deregulation is linked to mitochondrial dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease.

Junghee Lee, Yunha Kim, Tian Liu, Yu Jin Hwang, Seung Jae Hyeon, Hyeonjoo Im, Kyungeun Lee, Victor E Alvarez, Ann C McKee, Soo-Jong Um and 4 more

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Article in Aging cell, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 110 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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110citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
9.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

110 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 223 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 8 institutions in 3 countries.

Junghee LeeVA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, 02130, USA.
Yunha KimLaboratory for Neuronal Gene Regulation and Epigenetics, Center for NeuroMedicine, Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 02792, South Korea.
Tian LiuLaboratory for Neuronal Gene Regulation and Epigenetics, Center for NeuroMedicine, Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 02792, South Korea.
Yu Jin HwangLaboratory for Neuronal Gene Regulation and Epigenetics, Center for NeuroMedicine, Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 02792, South Korea.
Seung Jae HyeonLaboratory for Neuronal Gene Regulation and Epigenetics, Center for NeuroMedicine, Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 02792, South Korea.
Hyeonjoo ImLaboratory for Neuronal Gene Regulation and Epigenetics, Center for NeuroMedicine, Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 02792, South Korea.
Kyungeun LeeAdvanced Analysis Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 02792, South Korea.
Victor E AlvarezAlzheimer's Disease Center and Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 02118, USA.
Ann C McKeeVA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, 02130, USA.
Soo-Jong UmDepartment of Integrative Bioscience and Biotechnology, Sejong University, Seoul, 05006, South Korea.
Manwook HurDepartment of Biochemistry, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, 03722, South Korea.
Inhee Mook-JungDepartments of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, 03080, South Korea.
Neil W KowallVA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, 02130, USA.
Hoon RyuVA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, 02130, USA.
Korea Institute of Science and Technology · KRBoston University · USBedford VA Research Corporation · USKorea Institute of Brain Science · KRSejong University · KRSeoul National University · KRVA Boston Healthcare System · USYonsei University · KR

Funding

Neuropathology CoreP30AG013846 · NIA · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI KOWALL, NEIL W. · 1996 to 2020
$29.1M
NIA NIH HHS P30 AG013846
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia in the elderly. Despite decades of study, effective treatments for AD are lacking. Mitochondrial dysfunction has been closely linked to the pathogenesis of AD, but the relationship between mitochondrial pathology and neuronal damage is poorly understood. Sirtuins (SIRT, silent mating type information regulation 2 homolog in yeast) are NAD-dependent histone deacetylases involved in aging and longevity. The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between SIRT3 and mitochondrial function and neuronal activity in AD. SIRT3 mRNA and protein levels were significantly decreased in AD cerebral cortex, and Ac-p53 K320 was significantly increased in AD mitochondria. SIRT3 prevented p53-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and neuronal damage in a deacetylase activity-dependent manner. Notably, mitochondrially targeted p53 (mito-p53) directly reduced mitochondria DNA-encoded ND2 and ND4 gene expression resulting in increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reduced mitochondrial oxygen consumption. ND2 and ND4 gene expressions were significantly decreased in patients with AD. p53-ChIP analysis verified the presence of p53-binding elements in the human mitochondrial genome and increased p53 occupancy of mitochondrial DNA in AD. SIRT3 overexpression restored the expression of ND2 and ND4 and improved mitochondrial oxygen consumption by repressing mito-p53 activity. Our results indicate that SIRT3 dysfunction leads to p53-mediated mitochondrial and neuronal damage in AD. Therapeutic modulation of SIRT3 activity may ameliorate mitochondrial pathology and neurodegeneration in AD.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAnimalsMiceMitochondriaNeuronsOxidative StressReactive Oxygen SpeciesSirtuin 3SirtuinsTumor Suppressor Protein p53Reactive Oxygen SpeciesSIRT3 protein, humanSirt3 protein, mouseSirtuin 3SirtuinsTP53 protein, humanTrp53 protein, mouseTumor Suppressor Protein p53Alzheimer's diseasegene expressionmitochondriap53SIRT3

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PMID29130578
PMCPMC5771400
OpenAlexW2767859551

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