Genomic instability in laminopathy-based premature aging

Nat Med. 2005 Jul;11(7):780-5. doi: 10.1038/nm1266. Epub 2005 Jun 26.

Abstract

Premature aging syndromes often result from mutations in nuclear proteins involved in the maintenance of genomic integrity. Lamin A is a major component of the nuclear lamina and nuclear skeleton. Truncation in lamin A causes Hutchinson-Gilford progerial syndrome (HGPS), a severe form of early-onset premature aging. Lack of functional Zmpste24, a metalloproteinase responsible for the maturation of prelamin A, also results in progeroid phenotypes in mice and humans. We found that Zmpste24-deficient mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) show increased DNA damage and chromosome aberrations and are more sensitive to DNA-damaging agents. Bone marrow cells isolated from Zmpste24-/- mice show increased aneuploidy and the mice are more sensitive to DNA-damaging agents. Recruitment of p53 binding protein 1 (53BP1) and Rad51 to sites of DNA lesion is impaired in Zmpste24-/- MEFs and in HGPS fibroblasts, resulting in delayed checkpoint response and defective DNA repair. Wild-type MEFs ectopically expressing unprocessible prelamin A show similar defects in checkpoint response and DNA repair. Our results indicate that unprocessed prelamin A and truncated lamin A act dominant negatively to perturb DNA damage response and repair, resulting in genomic instability which might contribute to laminopathy-based premature aging.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aging, Premature / genetics*
  • Animals
  • Bone Marrow Cells / physiology
  • Bone Marrow Cells / radiation effects
  • Cellular Senescence / genetics
  • Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone
  • Chromosome Aberrations
  • DNA / genetics
  • DNA Damage / genetics*
  • DNA Repair / physiology*
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / genetics
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / metabolism
  • Fibroblasts / pathology
  • Fibroblasts / radiation effects
  • Gamma Rays
  • Genomic Instability*
  • Histones / genetics
  • Histones / metabolism
  • Histones / radiation effects
  • Humans
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / genetics
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / metabolism
  • Lamin Type A / genetics*
  • Lamin Type A / metabolism
  • Membrane Proteins / genetics*
  • Membrane Proteins / metabolism
  • Metalloendopeptidases / genetics*
  • Metalloendopeptidases / metabolism
  • Mice
  • Mice, Mutant Strains
  • Nuclear Proteins / genetics
  • Nuclear Proteins / metabolism
  • Phosphoproteins / genetics
  • Phosphoproteins / metabolism
  • Protein Precursors / genetics
  • Protein Precursors / metabolism
  • Rad51 Recombinase
  • Tumor Suppressor p53-Binding Protein 1

Substances

  • Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone
  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • H2AX protein, mouse
  • Histones
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • Lamin Type A
  • Membrane Proteins
  • Nuclear Proteins
  • Phosphoproteins
  • Protein Precursors
  • TP53BP1 protein, human
  • Trp53bp1 protein, mouse
  • Tumor Suppressor p53-Binding Protein 1
  • prelamin A
  • DNA
  • RAD51 protein, human
  • Rad51 Recombinase
  • Rad51 protein, mouse
  • Metalloendopeptidases
  • Zmpste24 protein, mouse