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Molecular and Cellular Biology, February 2010, p. 871-884, Vol. 30, No. 3
0270-7306/10/$12.00+0     doi:10.1128/MCB.01145-09
Copyright © 2010, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Nrf2 Signaling, a Mechanism for Cellular Stress Resistance in Long-Lived Mice{triangledown}

Scott F. Leiser1 and Richard A. Miller1,2*

Cellular and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan,1 Department of Pathology, Geriatrics Center, and VA Medical Center, University of Michigan, 109 Zina Pitcher Place, Room 3001 BSRB, Box 2200, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-22002

Received 24 August 2009/ Returned for modification 9 October 2009/ Accepted 12 November 2009

Transcriptional regulation of the antioxidant response element (ARE) by Nrf2 is important for the cellular adaptive response to toxic insults. New data show that primary skin-derived fibroblasts from the long-lived Snell dwarf mutant mouse, previously shown to be resistant to many toxic stresses, have elevated levels of Nrf2 and of multiple Nrf2-sensitive ARE genes. Dwarf-derived fibroblasts exhibit many of the traits associated with enhanced activity of Nrf2/ARE, including higher levels of glutathione and resistance to plasma membrane lipid peroxidation. Treatment of control cells with arsenite, an inducer of Nrf2 activity, increases their resistance to paraquat, hydrogen peroxide, cadmium, and UV light, rendering these cells as stress resistant as untreated cells from dwarf mice. Furthermore, mRNA levels for some Nrf2-sensitive genes are elevated in at least some tissues of Snell dwarf mice, suggesting that the phenotypes observed in culture may be mirrored in vivo. Augmented activity of Nrf2 and ARE-responsive genes may coordinate many of the stress resistance traits seen in cells from these long-lived mutant mice.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Pathology, Geriatrics Center, and VA Medical Center, University of Michigan, 109 Zina Pitcher Place, Room 3001 BSRB, Box 2200, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2200. Phone: (734) 936-2122. Fax: (734) 647-9749 E-mail: millerr{at}umich.edu

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 23 November 2009.

Molecular and Cellular Biology, February 2010, p. 871-884, Vol. 30, No. 3
0270-7306/10/$12.00+0     doi:10.1128/MCB.01145-09
Copyright © 2010, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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