Age-related declines in α-Klotho drive progenitor cell mitochondrial dysfunction and impaired muscle regeneration.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
While young muscle is capable of restoring the original architecture of damaged myofibers, aged muscle displays a markedly reduced regeneration. We show that expression of the "anti-aging" protein, α-Klotho, is up-regulated within young injured muscle as a result of transient Klotho promoter demethylation. However, epigenetic control of the Klotho promoter is lost with aging. Genetic inhibition of α-Klotho in vivo disrupted muscle progenitor cell (MPC) lineage progression and impaired myofiber regeneration, revealing a critical role for α-Klotho in the regenerative cascade. Genetic silencing of Klotho in young MPCs drove mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) damage and decreased cellular bioenergetics. Conversely, supplementation with α-Klotho restored mtDNA integrity and bioenergetics of aged MPCs to youthful levels in vitro and enhanced functional regeneration of aged muscle in vivo in a temporally-dependent manner. These studies identify a role for α-Klotho in the regulation of MPC mitochondrial function and implicate α-Klotho declines as a driver of impaired muscle regeneration with age.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Sahu, A; Mamiya, H; Shinde, SN; Cheikhi, A; Winter, LL; Vo, NV; Stolz, D; Roginskaya, V; Tang, WY; St Croix, C; Sanders, LH; Franti, M; Van Houten, B; Rando, TA; Barchowsky, A; Ambrosio, F
Published Date
- November 19, 2018
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 9 / 1
Start / End Page
- 4859 -
PubMed ID
- 30451844
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC6242898
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 2041-1723
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1038/s41467-018-07253-3
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- England