Nature Communications (Nov 2019)

NAD+ augmentation restores mitophagy and limits accelerated aging in Werner syndrome

  • Evandro F. Fang,
  • Yujun Hou,
  • Sofie Lautrup,
  • Martin Borch Jensen,
  • Beimeng Yang,
  • Tanima SenGupta,
  • Domenica Caponio,
  • Rojyar Khezri,
  • Tyler G. Demarest,
  • Yahyah Aman,
  • David Figueroa,
  • Marya Morevati,
  • Ho-Joon Lee,
  • Hisaya Kato,
  • Henok Kassahun,
  • Jong-Hyuk Lee,
  • Deborah Filippelli,
  • Mustafa Nazir Okur,
  • Aswin Mangerich,
  • Deborah L. Croteau,
  • Yoshiro Maezawa,
  • Costas A. Lyssiotis,
  • Jun Tao,
  • Koutaro Yokote,
  • Tor Erik Rusten,
  • Mark P. Mattson,
  • Heinrich Jasper,
  • Hilde Nilsen,
  • Vilhelm A. Bohr

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13172-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 18

Abstract

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The molecular mechanisms of mitochondrial dysfunction in the premature ageing Werner syndrome were elusive. Here the authors show that NAD+ depletion-induced impaired mitophagy contributes to this phenomenon, shedding light on potential therapeutics.