Lin Su-Ju, Ford Ethan, Haigis Marcia, Liszt Greg, Guarente Leonard
Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
Genes Dev. 2004 Jan 1;18(1):12-6. doi: 10.1101/gad.1164804.
Calorie restriction (CR) extends life span in a wide variety of species. Previously, we showed that calorie restriction increases the replicative life span in yeast by activating Sir2, a highly conserved NAD-dependent deacetylase. Here we test whether CR activates Sir2 by increasing the NAD/NADH ratio or by regulating the level of nicotinamide, a known inhibitor of Sir2. We show that CR decreases NADH levels, and that NADH is a competitive inhibitor of Sir2. A genetic intervention that specifically decreases NADH levels increases life span, validating the model that NADH regulates yeast longevity in response to CR.
热量限制(CR)可延长多种物种的寿命。此前,我们发现热量限制通过激活Sir2(一种高度保守的依赖NAD的脱乙酰酶)来增加酵母的复制寿命。在此,我们测试热量限制是通过提高NAD/NADH比值还是通过调节烟酰胺(一种已知的Sir2抑制剂)水平来激活Sir2。我们发现热量限制会降低NADH水平,且NADH是Sir2的竞争性抑制剂。一种专门降低NADH水平的基因干预可延长寿命,这验证了NADH响应热量限制调节酵母寿命的模型。