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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7342
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-4-14
pubmed:abstractText
Genetic studies indicate that protein homeostasis is a major contributor to metazoan longevity. Collapse of protein homeostasis results in protein misfolding cascades and the accumulation of insoluble protein fibrils and aggregates, such as amyloids. A group of small molecules, traditionally used in histopathology to stain amyloid in tissues, bind protein fibrils and slow aggregation in vitro and in cell culture. We proposed that treating animals with such compounds would promote protein homeostasis in vivo and increase longevity. Here we show that exposure of adult Caenorhabditis elegans to the amyloid-binding dye Thioflavin T (ThT) resulted in a profoundly extended lifespan and slowed ageing. ThT also suppressed pathological features of mutant metastable proteins and human ?-amyloid-associated toxicity. These beneficial effects of ThT depend on the protein homeostasis network regulator heat shock factor 1 (HSF-1), the stress resistance and longevity transcription factor SKN-1, molecular chaperones, autophagy and proteosomal functions. Our results demonstrate that pharmacological maintenance of the protein homeostatic network has a profound impact on ageing rates, prompting the development of novel therapeutic interventions against ageing and age-related diseases.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Amyloid, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Amyloid beta-Peptides, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Curcumin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DNA-Binding Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Molecular Chaperones, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Thiazoles, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Transcription Factors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/daf-16 protein, C elegans, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/heat shock factor-1, C elegans, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/skn-1 protein, C elegans, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/thioflavin T
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1476-4687
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
14
pubmed:volume
472
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
226-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-8-29
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:21451522-Aging, pubmed-meshheading:21451522-Amyloid, pubmed-meshheading:21451522-Amyloid beta-Peptides, pubmed-meshheading:21451522-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:21451522-Autophagy, pubmed-meshheading:21451522-Caenorhabditis elegans, pubmed-meshheading:21451522-Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:21451522-Curcumin, pubmed-meshheading:21451522-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:21451522-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:21451522-Homeostasis, pubmed-meshheading:21451522-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:21451522-Longevity, pubmed-meshheading:21451522-Molecular Chaperones, pubmed-meshheading:21451522-Paralysis, pubmed-meshheading:21451522-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:21451522-Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex, pubmed-meshheading:21451522-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:21451522-Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:21451522-Survival Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:21451522-Thiazoles, pubmed-meshheading:21451522-Transcription Factors
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Amyloid-binding compounds maintain protein homeostasis during ageing and extend lifespan.
pubmed:affiliation
Buck Institute for Research on Aging, 8001 Redwood Blvd, Novato, California 94945, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural