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Molecular and Cellular Biology, February 2004, p. 1301-1312, Vol. 24, No. 3
0270-7306/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/MCB.24.3.1301-1312.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Nicotinamide Clearance by Pnc1 Directly Regulates Sir2-Mediated Silencing and Longevity

Christopher M. Gallo,{dagger} Daniel L. Smith Jr.,{dagger} and Jeffrey S. Smith*

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908

Received 13 June 2003/ Returned for modification 22 August 2003/ Accepted 30 October 2003

The Saccharomyces cerevisiae Sir2 protein is an NAD+-dependent histone deacetylase (HDAC) that functions in transcriptional silencing and longevity. The NAD+ salvage pathway protein, Npt1, regulates Sir2-mediated processes by maintaining a sufficiently high intracellular NAD+ concentration. However, another NAD+ salvage pathway component, Pnc1, modulates silencing independently of the NAD+ concentration. Nicotinamide (NAM) is a by-product of the Sir2 deacetylase reaction and is a natural Sir2 inhibitor. Pnc1 is a nicotinamidase that converts NAM to nicotinic acid. Here we show that recombinant Pnc1 stimulates Sir2 HDAC activity in vitro by preventing the accumulation of NAM produced by Sir2. In vivo, telomeric, rDNA, and HM silencing are differentially sensitive to inhibition by NAM. Furthermore, PNC1 overexpression suppresses the inhibitory effect of exogenously added NAM on silencing, life span, and Hst1-mediated transcriptional repression. Finally, we show that stress suppresses the inhibitory effect of NAM through the induction of PNC1 expression. Pnc1, therefore, positively regulates Sir2-mediated silencing and longevity by preventing the accumulation of intracellular NAM during times of stress.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: University of Virginia Health System, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Jordan Hall, Box 800733, Charlottesville, VA 22908. Phone: (434) 243-5864. Fax: (434) 924-5069. E-mail: jss5y{at}virginia.edu.

{dagger} C.M.G. and D.L.S. contributed equally to the work.

Molecular and Cellular Biology, February 2004, p. 1301-1312, Vol. 24, No. 3
0022-538X/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/MCB.24.3.1301-1312.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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