SPELL - Nematode

Citation	Zhang T, Hwang HY, Hao H, Talbot C, Wang J. Caenorhabditis elegans RNA-processing protein TDP-1 regulates protein homeostasis and life span. J Biol Chem, 2012.
PubMed ID	22232551
Short Description	Caenorhabditis elegans RNA-processing protein TDP-1 regulates protein homeostasis and life span. GEO Record: GSE34113 Platform: GPL200 Download gene-centric, log2 transformed data: WBPaper00040603.ce.mr.csv
# of Conditions	6
Full Description	Transactive response DNA-binding protein (TARDBP/TDP-43), a heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP) with diverse activities, is a common denominator in several neurodegenerative disorders, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal lobar degeneration. Orthologs of TDP-43 exist in animals ranging from mammals to invertebrates. Here, we systematically studied mutant Caenorhabditis elegans lacking the nematode TDP-43 ortholog, TDP-1. Heterologous expression of human TDP-43 rescued the defects in C. elegans lacking TDP-1, suggesting their functions are conserved. Although the tdp-1 mutants exhibited deficits in fertility, growth, and locomotion, loss of tdp-1 attenuated defects in several C. elegans models of proteotoxicity. Loss of tdp-1 suppressed defects in transgenic C. elegans expressing TDP-43 or CuZn superoxide dismutase, both of which are associated with proteotoxicity in neurodegenerative diseases. Loss of tdp-1 also reduced defects in mutant animals lacking the heat shock factor HSF-1. Transcriptional profiling demonstrated that the loss of TDP-1 altered expression of genes functioning in RNA processing and protein folding. Furthermore, the absence of tdp-1 extended the life span in C. elegans. The life span extension required a FOXO transcriptional factor DAF-16 but not HSF-1. These results suggest that the C. elegans TDP-1 has a role in the regulation of protein homeostasis and aging. Experimental Details: WBPaper00040603:wild-type_1 WBPaper00040603:wild-type_2 WBPaper00040603:wild-type_3 WBPaper00040603:tdp-1(ok803)_1 WBPaper00040603:tdp-1(ok803)_2 WBPaper00040603:tdp-1(ok803)_3.
Tags	Method: microarray, Species: Caenorhabditis elegans, Topic: aging