Kaeberlein Matt, Andalis Alex A, Liszt Gregory B, Fink Gerald R, Guarente Leonard
Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
Genetics. 2004 Apr;166(4):1661-72. doi: 10.1534/genetics.166.4.1661.
The SSD1 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a polymorphic locus that affects diverse cellular processes including cell integrity, cell cycle progression, and growth at high temperature. We show here that the SSD1-V allele is necessary for cells to achieve extremely long life span. Furthermore, addition of SSD1-V to cells can increase longevity independently of SIR2, although SIR2 is necessary for SSD1-V cells to attain maximal life span. Past studies of yeast aging have been performed in short-lived ssd1-d strain backgrounds. We propose that SSD1-V defines a previously undescribed pathway affecting cellular longevity and suggest that future studies on longevity-promoting genes should be carried out in long-lived SSD1-V strains.
酿酒酵母的SSD1基因是一个多态性位点,它影响多种细胞过程,包括细胞完整性、细胞周期进程以及在高温下的生长。我们在此表明,SSD1-V等位基因是细胞实现极长寿命所必需的。此外,如果将SSD1-V添加到细胞中,可独立于SIR2增加寿命,尽管SIR2对于SSD1-V细胞达到最大寿命是必需的。过去对酵母衰老的研究是在寿命较短的ssd1-d菌株背景下进行的。我们提出,SSD1-V定义了一条以前未被描述的影响细胞寿命的途径,并建议未来对长寿促进基因的研究应在长寿的SSD1-V菌株中进行。