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ArticleRNA biology2013

Drosophila miR-277 controls branched-chain amino acid catabolism and affects lifespan.

Stephanie Maria Esslinger, Björn Schwalb, Stephanie Helfer, Katharina Maria Michalik, Heidi Witte, Kerstin C Maier, Dietmar Martin, Bernhard Michalke, Achim Tresch, Patrick Cramer and 1 more

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Article in RNA biology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers.

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44 citing papers in PubMed, 86 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Stephanie Maria EsslingerGene Center and Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Feodor-Lynen-Strasse 25, München, Germany.
Björn Schwalb
Stephanie Helfer
Katharina Maria Michalik
Heidi Witte
Kerstin C Maier
Dietmar Martin
Bernhard Michalke
Achim Tresch
Patrick Cramer
Klaus Förstemann
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DEHelmholtz Zentrum München · DEMax Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research · DEMax Planck Society · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Development, growth and adult survival are coordinated with available metabolic resources, ascertaining that the organism responds appropriately to environmental conditions. MicroRNAs are short (21-23 nt) regulatory RNAs that confer specificity on the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC) to inhibit a given set of mRNA targets. We profiled changes in miRNA expression during adult life in Drosophila melanogaster and determined that miR-277 is downregulated during adult life. Molecular analysis revealed that this miRNA controls branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) catabolism and as a result it can modulate the activity of the TOR kinase, a central growth regulator, in cultured cells. Metabolite analysis in cultured cells as well as flies suggests that the mechanistic basis may be an accumulation of branched-chain α-keto-acids (BCKA), rather than BCAAs, thus avoiding potentially detrimental consequences of increased branched chain amino acid levels on e.g., translational fidelity. Constitutive miR-277 expression shortens lifespan and is synthetically lethal with reduced insulin signaling, indicating that metabolic control underlies this phenotype. Transgenic inhibition with a miRNA sponge construct also shortens lifespan, in particular on protein-rich food. Thus, optimal metabolic adaptation appears to require tuning of cellular BCAA catabolism by miR-277.

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AgingAmino Acids, Branched-ChainAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedCells, CulturedDrosophila melanogasterGene Expression RegulationHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingInsulinLongevityMicroRNAsSequence Analysis, RNATOR Serine-Threonine KinasesAmino Acids, Branched-ChainInsulinMicroRNAsTOR Serine-Threonine Kinasesageingdiabeteslongevitymaple syrup urine disease (MSUD)metabolic syndromemiRNAmiRNA target validation

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PMID23669073
PMCPMC3904584
OpenAlexW2063656101

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