PROGERIA DEFEATED
In what will be without doubt one of scientific breakthrough of the year 2011, a team led by Juan Izpisua Belmonte (Salk Institute's Gene Expression Laboratory/California), developed an in vitro model of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC), to study the pathogenesis of premature and vascular physiological human aging : Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS), which presents with premature arteriosclerosis and degeneration of vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs). To this end, the researchers created iPSCs cells from adult skin fibroblasts from patients with HGPS, being the surprise to found that embryonic cells lack progerin, showing no accelerated aging and being perfectly normal and healthy. However after the differentiation of these cells HGPS-iPSCs to other cell types, appeared progerin, being restored the senile phenotypic consequences.
During the study the researchers identified kinase catalytic subunit DNA-dependent protein (DNAPKcs), targeted by progerin. The absence of nuclear holoenzymes DNAPK correlates well with premature and physiological aging. HGPS is caused by a single gene mutation in the lamin A (LMNA), generating progerin (truncated mutant lamin A gene). The accumulation of progerin promotes nuclear defects associated with aging: disruption of nuclear lamina and loss of heterochromatin. Progerin also accumulates during normal physiological aging. The transplantation of reprogrammed stem cells (IPCs) from patients with progeria to children with HGPS (only 64 lived in all the world), is the great hope, since most die at age 13.
PROGERIA VENCIDA
During the study the researchers identified kinase catalytic subunit DNA-dependent protein (DNAPKcs), targeted by progerin. The absence of nuclear holoenzymes DNAPK correlates well with premature and physiological aging. HGPS is caused by a single gene mutation in the lamin A (LMNA), generating progerin (truncated mutant lamin A gene). The accumulation of progerin promotes nuclear defects associated with aging: disruption of nuclear lamina and loss of heterochromatin. Progerin also accumulates during normal physiological aging. The transplantation of reprogrammed stem cells (IPCs) from patients with progeria to children with HGPS (only 64 lived in all the world), is the great hope, since most die at age 13.
PROGERIA VENCIDA
En lo que será a no dudarlo uno de los breakthrough científicos del 2011, un equipo liderado por Juan Izpisa Belmonte (Salk Institute Salk Institute's Gene Expression Laboratory/California), creo un modelo in vitro de células madre pluripotentes inducidas (iPSC), con el fin de estudiar la patogenesis del envejecimiento prematuro fisiológico y vascular humano : Sindrome Hutchinson–Gilford Progeria (HGPS), que cursa con arteriosclerosis prematura y degeneracion de las células musculares vasculares lisas (SMCs). A tal fin, los investigadores crearon celulas iPSCs, a partir de fibroblastos de piel adulta procedentes de pacientes con HGPS, encontrándose con la sorpresa de que estas células embrionarias carecían de progerina, no mostraban envejecimiento acelerado, siendo perfectamente normales y saludables. No obstante tras la diferenciación de estas células HGPS-iPSCs, hacia otros tipos celulares, aparecia la progerina, restaurándose las consecuencias fenotipicas seniles.
Durante el estudio se identificaron subunidades kinasa cataliticas proteicas dependientes del DNA (DNAPKcs), atacadas por la progerina. La ausencia de holoenzimas nucleares DNAPK se correlaciona con envejecimiento prematuro y fisiologico. El HGPS es causado por una mutacion unica del gene de la lamin A (LMNA), generando progerina (mutante truncado del gen de la lamin A). La acumulacion de progerina promueve defectos nucleares asociados al envejecimiento : desorganización de la lamina nuclear y perdida de la heterocromatina. La progerina también se acumula durante el envejecimiento fisiológico normal. El trasplante de celulas madre reprogramadas (iPCS), procedentes de pacientes con progeria es la gran esperanza para niños con HGPS, de los que solo existen 64 vivos ya que la mayoría muere a los 13 años.
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