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Knockout of a putative ergothioneine transporter in Caenorhabditis elegans decreases lifespan and increases susceptibility to oxidative damage

Cheah, I. K., Ong, R. L. S., Gruber, J., Yew, T. S. K., Ng, L. F., Chen, C. B., Halliwell, B.·2013·Free Radical Research

Abstract

In addition to excretion of metabolic waste products, organic ionic transporters facilitate uptake of specific compounds of physiological importance. In animals, the organic cation transporter, OCTN1 was found to enable the specific uptake of the unique amino acid, ergothioneine (EGT). EGT can accumulate in the body at up to millimolar concentrations and is believed to function as a physiological antioxidant. However the main function of EGT and the reasons for its active accumulation in the body remain obscure. Through bioinformatic approaches, we identified an analogous EGT transporter in the nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans. The present study investigated and characterized deletion mutants of this gene, OCT-1, in the nematodes. Gene deletion mutations of the OCT-1 transporter were shown to decrease overall lifespan of the worms and increase oxidative damage. However the absence of impaired EGT uptake and the inability of excess EGT to rescue the debilitating phenotype indicate that EGT transport does not explain the deleterious effects of the gene deletion.

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  • Knockdown of the ergothioneine transporter in C. elegans reduces their lifespan and increases their susceptibility to ROS-induced damage.

    “The knockdown of the ergothioneine transporter in C. elegans (a transparent 1 mm long nematode model organism) reduces their lifespan and increases their susceptibility to ROS-induced damage (Cheah et al. 2013).”

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Authors
Cheah, I. K., Ong, R. L. S., Gruber, J., Yew, T. S. K., Ng, L. F., Chen, C. B., & Halliwell, B.
Affiliations
National University of Singapore (SG)
Corresponding author
Halliwell, B.
Venue
Free Radical Research
Published
2013-10-24
Volume
47
Issue
12
Pages
1036-1045
ISSN
  • 1029-2470 (ISSN-L)
  • 1071-5762
OpenAlex
W1999969121
Cited by
44
References
34
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FWCI
1.77
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Free Radical Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Aging › Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biochemistry › Sulfur Compounds in Biology
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Redox biology and oxidative stress
Keywords
ergothioneine, Oct-1, organic cation transporters, Caenorhabditis elegans, lifespan, oxidative damage, antioxidants, amino acid transport, deletion mutants
MeSH terms
Animals, Biological Transport, Ergothioneine, Humans, Longevity, Oxidation-Reduction, Caenorhabditis elegans, Gene Deletion, Oxidative Stress, Organic Cation Transport Proteins, Organic Cation Transporter 1, Symporters, Gene Knockdown Techniques

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