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The NAD+/sirtuin pathway modulates longevity through activation of mitochondrial UPR and FOXO signaling
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Abstract

Original publication: Mouchiroud, L., Houtkooper, R. H., Moullan, N., Katsyuba, E., Ryu, D., Cantó, C., … Auwerx, J. (2013). The NAD+/sirtuin pathway modulates longevity through activation of mitochondrial UPR and FOXO signaling. Cell, 154(2), 430–441. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2013.06.016
NAD+ is an important co-factor regulating metabolic homeostasis and a rate-limiting substrate for sirtuin deacylase. We show that NAD+ levels are reduced in aged mice and C. elegans and that decreasing NAD+ levels results in a further reduction in worm lifespan. Conversely, genetic or pharmacological restoration of NAD+ prevents age-associated metabolic decline and promotes longevity in worms. These effects are dependent upon the protein deacetylase sir-2.1 and involve the induction of mitonuclear protein imbalance as well as activation of stress signaling via the mitochondrial unfolded protein response (UPRmt) and the nuclear translocation and activation of FOXO transcription factor DAF-16. Our data suggest that augmenting mitochondrial stress signaling through the modulation of NAD+ levels may be a target to improve mitochondrial function and prevent or treat age-associated decline.