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Premature aging in mice with error-prone protein synthesis
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The main source of error in gene expression is messenger RNA decoding by the ribosome. Translational accuracy has been suggested on a purely correlative basis to positively coincide with maximum possible life span among different rodent species, but causal evidence that translation errors accelerate aging in vivo and limit life span is lacking. We have now addressed this question experimentally by creating heterozygous knock-in mice that express the ribosomal ambiguity mutation RPS9 D95N, resulting in genome-wide error-prone translation. Here, we show that Rps9 D95N knock-in mice exhibit reduced life span and a premature onset of numerous aging-related phenotypes, such as reduced weight, chest deformation, hunchback posture, poor fur condition, and urinary syndrome, together with lymphopenia, increased levels of reactive oxygen species–inflicted damage, accelerated age-related changes in DNA methylation, and telomere attrition. Our results provide an experimental link between translational accuracy, life span, and aging-related phenotypes in mammals.
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![Fig. 2. Signs of premature aging in Rps9 D95N mice. (A) Composite score reflecting the presence or absence of five aging signs: chest deformation, hunchback posture, altered fur (alopecia, depigmentation, and scruffiness), eye problems (cataract and inflammation), and poor body condition [genotype: F1,116 = 27.89, P < 0.0001, η2 = 0.19; age: F1,116 = 59.12, P < 0.0001, η2 = 0.34; genotype × age: F1,116 = 23.16, P < 0.0001, η2 = 0.17; genotype × sex: F1,116 = 3.504, P = 0.0637, η2 = 0.03; genotype × sex × age: F1,116 = 1.363, not significant (ns)]. Red, Rps9 D95N mutants; gray, WT. Mean, SE, and individual data points plotted with vertical and horizontal jittering. Genotype split post hoc by age: ***P < 0.001, *P < 0.05, ns P ≥ 0.1. Number of animals: 3-month WT, 8 F/8 M; Rps9 D95N, 8 F/8 M; 9-month WT, 12 F/12 M; Rps9 D95N, 10 F/12 M; 16-month WT, 12 F/12 M; Rps9 D95N, 9 F/13 M. (B) Chest deformities were observed only in the oldest age cohort (1 of 24 WT, 16 of 22 Rps9 D95N; χ2 test, P < 0.0001). Left, indented sternum (arrowhead) with protruding xiphoid (star); right, asymmetrical chest with deformed ribs (arrowhead). (C) Rps9 D95N mouse showing typical hunchback posture. (D) Poor fur condition with bald patches in a Rps9 D95N mouse (arrowhead). (E and F) Mouse urinary syndrome: micro-CT images of a 17-month male Rps9 D95N mutant (E) and a 17-month male WT mouse (F). The Rps9 D95N mouse shows a massively filled bladder (star), while the bladder is empty and thus invisible in the WT mouse.](/paper-figures/a6f4f1ac44524e06923d8b491574c954/premature-aging-in-mice-with-error-prone-protein-synthesis-figure-2.jpg)





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- Shcherbakov, D., Nigri, M., Akbergenov, R., Brilkova, M., Mantovani, M., Petit, P. I., Grimm, A., Karol, A. A., Teo, Y., Sanchón, A. C., Kumar, Y., Eckert, A., Thiam, K., Seebeck, P., Wolfer, D. P., & Böttger, E. C.
- Affiliations
- Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Universität Zürich, CH-8006 Zurich, Switzerland.
- Anatomisches Institut, Universität Zürich, and Institut für Bewegungswissenschaften und Sport, ETH Zürich, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
- genOway, F-69362 Lyon Cedex 07, France.
- Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken Basel, Transfaculty Research Platform Molecular and Cognitive Neurosciences, CH-4055 Basel, Switzerland.
- Musculoskeletal Research Unit (MSRU), Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
- Eurofins Genomics Europe Sequencing GmbH, D-78467 Konstanz, Germany.
- Zurich Integrative Rodent Physiology (ZIRP), University of Zurich, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Science Advances
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- 2022-03-04
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- 8
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- 9
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- 2375-2548
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- PMC8890705
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