PMID:18381895

Citation	Easlon, E, Tsang, F, Skinner, C, Wang, C and Lin, SJ (2008) The malate-aspartate NADH shuttle components are novel metabolic longevity regulators required for calorie restriction-mediated life span extension in yeast. Genes Dev. 22:931-44
Abstract	Recent studies suggest that increased mitochondrial metabolism and the concomitant decrease in NADH levels mediate calorie restriction (CR)-induced life span extension. The mitochondrial inner membrane is impermeable to NAD (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, oxidized form) and NADH, and it is unclear how CR relays increased mitochondrial metabolism to multiple cellular pathways that reside in spatially distinct compartments. Here we show that the mitochondrial components of the malate-aspartate NADH shuttle (Mdh1 [malate dehydrogenase] and Aat1 [aspartate amino transferase]) and the glycerol-3-phosphate shuttle (Gut2, glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase) are novel longevity factors in the CR pathway in yeast. Overexpressing Mdh1, Aat1, and Gut2 extend life span and do not synergize with CR. Mdh1 and Aat1 overexpressions require both respiration and the Sir2 family to extend life span. The mdh1Deltaaat1Delta double mutation blocks CR-mediated life span extension and also prevents the characteristic decrease in the NADH levels in the cytosolic/nuclear pool, suggesting that the malate-aspartate shuttle plays a major role in the activation of the downstream targets of CR such as Sir2. Overexpression of the NADH shuttles may also extend life span by increasing the metabolic fitness of the cells. Together, these data suggest that CR may extend life span and ameliorate age-associated metabolic diseases by activating components of the NADH shuttles.
Links	PubMed PMC2279204 Online version:10.1101/gad.1648308
Keywords	Aspartate Aminotransferases/genetics; Aspartate Aminotransferases/metabolism; Aspartic Acid/metabolism; Biological Transport/genetics; Biological Transport/physiology; Blotting, Western; Cell Nucleus/metabolism; Cytoplasm/metabolism; Electron Transport/genetics; Electron Transport/physiology; Energy Metabolism/genetics; Energy Metabolism/physiology; Fungal Proteins/genetics; Fungal Proteins/metabolism; Glycerolphosphate Dehydrogenase/genetics; Glycerolphosphate Dehydrogenase/metabolism; Malate Dehydrogenase/genetics; Malate Dehydrogenase/metabolism; Malates/metabolism; Mitochondria/metabolism; Mutation; NAD/metabolism; Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genetics; Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolism; Signal Transduction/genetics; Signal Transduction/physiology; Time Factors; Yeasts/genetics; Yeasts/metabolism
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