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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2025

Hormetic nutrient stress promotes longevity by orchestrating histone acetylation on key lipid catabolism and antioxidant defense genes.

Yifei Zhou, Fasih M Ahsan, Sainan Li, Alexander A Soukas

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4 authors.

Yifei ZhouCenter for Genomic Medicine and Diabetes Unit, Endocrine Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-0088-6262
Fasih M AhsanCenter for Genomic Medicine and Diabetes Unit, Endocrine Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-8031-7056
Sainan LiCenter for Genomic Medicine and Diabetes Unit, Endocrine Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-1880-6294
Alexander A SoukasCenter for Genomic Medicine and Diabetes Unit, Endocrine Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-9100-2436

Funding

ROLE OF DIETARY CONSTITUENTS ON GENE EXPRESSION IN INTESTINAL EPITHELIUMP30DK040561 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Elizabeth Austen Lawson, Takara Leah Stanley · 1994 to 2026
$31.6M
Enhancing and expanding the CGC Strain CollectionP40OD010440 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI Aric L Daul, Ann E. Rougvie · 2012 to 2026
$7.5M
P&F programP30DK135043 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Deborah J Wexler · 2023 to 2026
$5.4M
Genetic mechanisms of metformin's pro-longevity and anti-cancer effectsR01AG058256 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI SOUKAS, ALEXANDER A · 2018 to 2022
$3.0M
Mitochondrial action of metformin in aging and longevityR01AG069677 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI SOUKAS, ALEXANDER A · 2020 to 2024
$2.1M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG058256NIA NIH HHS R01 AG069677NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK040561NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK135043NIH HHS P40 OD010440
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exposure to low levels of environmental challenges, known as hormetic stress, such as nutrient deprivation and heat shock, fosters subsequent stress resistance and promotes healthy aging in later life. However, specific mechanisms governing transcriptional reprogramming upon hormetic nutrient stress remain elusive. In this study, we identified histone H3 lysine 27 acetylation (H3K27ac) as a crucial driver of transcriptomic adaptation to hormetic fasting. Beyond its immediate function of enhancing lipid catabolism for alternative energy sources, stress-induced H3K27ac activates lifelong antioxidant defenses, thereby reducing reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced by stress-induced fatty acid oxidation and their accumulation during aging. The increase in H3K27ac, mediated by pioneer factor PHA-4/FOXA and cooperating transcription factor NHR-49/HNF4, is crucial for lifespan extension under hermetic nutrient stress in

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