Motif module map reveals enforcement of aging by continual NF-kappaB activity.
Aging is characterized by specific alterations in gene expression, but their underlying mechanisms and functional consequences are not well understood. Here we develop a systematic approach to identify combinatorial cis-regulatory motifs that drive age-dependent gene expression across different tissues and organisms. Integrated analysis of 365 microarrays spanning nine tissue types predicted fourteen motifs as major regulators of age-dependent gene expression in human and mouse. The motif most strongly associated with aging was that of the transcription factor NF-kappaB. Inducible genetic blockade of NF-kappaB for 2 wk in the epidermis of chronologically aged mice reverted the tissue characteristics and global gene expression programs to those of young mice. Age-specific NF-kappaB blockade and orthogonal cell cycle interventions revealed that NF-kappaB controls cell cycle exit and gene expression signature of aging in parallel but not sequential pathways. These results identify a conserved network of regulatory pathways underlying mammalian aging and show that NF-kappaB is continually required to enforce many features of aging in a tissue-specific manner.
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Published In
DOI
ISSN
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Volume
Issue
Start / End Page
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Related Subject Headings
- Phenotype
- NF-kappa B
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mice
- Immunohistochemistry
- Humans
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay
- Developmental Biology
- Animals