Re‐equilibration of imbalanced NAD metabolism ameliorates the impact of telomere dysfunction

Abstract: Short telomeres are a principal defining feature of telomere biology disorders, such as dyskeratosis congenita (DC), for which there are no effective treatments. Here, we report that primary fibroblasts from DC patients and late generation telomerase knockout mice display lower nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) levels, and an imbalance in the NAD metabolome that includes elevated CD38 NADase and reduced poly (ADP‐ribose) polymerase and SIRT1 activities, respectively, affecting many associated biological pathways. Supplementation with the NAD precursor, nicotinamide riboside, and CD38 inhibition improved NAD homeostasis, thereby alleviating telomere damage, defective mitochondrial biosynthesis and clearance, cell growth retardation, and cellular senescence of DC fibroblasts. These findings reveal a direct, underlying role of NAD dysregulation when telomeres are short and underscore its relevance to the pathophysiology and interventions of human telomere‐driven diseases.

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Re‐equilibration of imbalanced NAD metabolism ameliorates the impact of telomere dysfunction ; volume:39 ; number:21 ; year:2020 ; extent:15
The EMBO journal / European Molecular Biology Organization ; 39, Heft 21 (2020) (gesamt 15)

Creator
Sun, Chongkui
Wang, Kun
Stock, Amanda J.
Gong, Yi
Demarest, Tyler G.
Yang, Beimeng
Giri, Neelam
Harrington, Lea
Alter, Blanche P.
Savage, Sharon A.
Bohr, Vilhelm A.
Liu, Yie

DOI
10.15252/embj.2019103420
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022062308492369912448
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Sun, Chongkui
  • Wang, Kun
  • Stock, Amanda J.
  • Gong, Yi
  • Demarest, Tyler G.
  • Yang, Beimeng
  • Giri, Neelam
  • Harrington, Lea
  • Alter, Blanche P.
  • Savage, Sharon A.
  • Bohr, Vilhelm A.
  • Liu, Yie

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