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ArticleCell reports2018

Tet2 Rescues Age-Related Regenerative Decline and Enhances Cognitive Function in the Adult Mouse Brain.

Geraldine Gontier, Manasi Iyer, Jeremy M Shea, Gregor Bieri, Elizabeth G Wheatley, Miguel Ramalho-Santos, Saul A Villeda

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Article in Cell reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 122 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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122 citing papers in PubMed, 206 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Geraldine GontierDepartment of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
Manasi IyerDepartment of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
Jeremy M SheaDepartment of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
Gregor BieriDepartment of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
Elizabeth G WheatleyDepartment of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA; Developmental and Stem Cell Biology Graduate Program, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
Miguel Ramalho-SantosDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
Saul A VilledaDepartment of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA; Developmental and Stem Cell Biology Graduate Program, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA; Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA; The Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA. Electronic address: saul.villeda@ucsf.edu.
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Funding

Mechanisms of brain rejuvenationR01AG053382 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI VILLEDA, SAUL A · 2016 to 2020
$2.0M
Investigating the pro-aging role of B2M and MHC molecules on regenerative and cognitive function in the brainR01AG055797 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI VILLEDA, SAUL A · 2017 to 2021
$1.6M
Investigating the role of the microenvironment in microglial agingF32AG055292 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI SHEA, JEREMY MICHAEL · 2017 to 2019
$184k
The Role of OGT in Regulating Hippocampal Neuronal Integrity and Cognition with AgeF31AG050415 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI WHEATLEY, ELIZABETH GRACE · 2015 to 2017
$115k
NIA NIH HHS F31 AG050415NIA NIH HHS F32 AG055292NIA NIH HHS R01 AG053382NIA NIH HHS R01 AG055797
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Restoring adult stem cell function provides an exciting approach for rejuvenating the aging brain. However, molecular mechanisms mediating neurogenic rejuvenation remain elusive. Here we report that the enzyme ten eleven translocation methylcytosine dioxygenase 2 (Tet2), which catalyzes the production of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC), rescues age-related decline in adult neurogenesis and enhances cognition in mice. We detected a decrease in Tet2 expression and 5hmC levels in the aged hippocampus associated with adult neurogenesis. Mimicking an aged condition in young adults by abrogating Tet2 expression within the hippocampal neurogenic niche, or adult neural stem cells, decreased neurogenesis and impaired learning and memory. In a heterochronic parabiosis rejuvenation model, hippocampal Tet2 expression was restored. Overexpressing Tet2 in the hippocampal neurogenic niche of mature adults increased 5hmC associated with neurogenic processes, offset the precipitous age-related decline in neurogenesis, and enhanced learning and memory. Our data identify Tet2 as a key molecular mediator of neurogenic rejuvenation.

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CognitionNerve Regeneration5-MethylcytosineAgingAnimalsBrainDentate GyrusDioxygenasesDNA-Binding ProteinsMaleMice, Inbred C57BLModels, AnimalNeural Stem CellsNeurogenesisParabiosisProto-Oncogene Proteins5-hydroxymethylcytosine5-MethylcytosineDioxygenasesDNA-Binding ProteinsProto-Oncogene ProteinsTet2 protein, mouseadult neurogenesisagingcognitionhippocampushydroxymethylationrejuvenationTet2

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PMID29466726
PMCPMC5870899
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