Nature Communications (Mar 2021)

Inactivating histone deacetylase HDA promotes longevity by mobilizing trehalose metabolism

  • Ruofan Yu,
  • Xiaohua Cao,
  • Luyang Sun,
  • Jun-yi Zhu,
  • Brian M Wasko,
  • Wei Liu,
  • Emeline Crutcher,
  • Haiying Liu,
  • Myeong Chan Jo,
  • Lidong Qin,
  • Matt Kaeberlein,
  • Zhe Han,
  • Weiwei Dang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22257-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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Histone acetylations are important epigenetic marks for transcriptional activation and respond to metabolic changes. Here the authors develop a lifespan screen and show that inactivation of the histone deacetylase complex activates longevity and protects against stress via trehalose metabolism.