Abstract
Telomere shortening represents a causal factor of cellular senescence. At the same time, several lines of evidence indicate a pivotal role of oxidative DNA damage for the aging process in vivo. A causal connection between the two observations was suggested by experiments showing accelerated telomere shorting under conditions of oxidative stress in cultured cells, but has never been studied in vivo. We therefore have analysed whether an increase in mitochondrial derived oxidative stress in response to heterozygous deletion of superoxide dismutase (Sod2+/-) would exacerbate aging phenotypes in telomere dysfunctional (mTerc-/-) mice. Heterozygous deletion of Sod2 resulted in reduced SOD2 protein levels and increased oxidative stress in aging telomere dysfunctional mice, but this did not lead to an increase in basal levels of oxidative nuclear DNA damage, an accumulation of nuclear DNA breaks, or an increased rate of telomere shortening in the mice. Moreover, heterozygous deletion of Sod2 did not accelerate the depletion of stem cells and the impairment in organ maintenance in aging mTerc-/- mice. In agreement with these observations, Sod2 haploinsufficiency did not lead to a further reduction in lifespan of mTerc-/- mice. Together, these results indicate that a decrease in SOD2-dependent antioxidant defence does not exacerbate aging in the context of telomere dysfunction.
Introduction
The free radical theory of aging proposes
that free radicals accelerate the accumulation of damaged structures over time
leading to impaired cellular and organismal function during aging [1]. Oxidative
stress is driven
by reactive oxygen species mainly produced in mitochondria. Superoxide anions,
being produced at complex I and III of the electron transport chain [2], are
primarily detoxified in mitochondria by the manganese dependent form of
superoxide dismutase SOD2 (also called MnSOD). It has been shown that Sod2
over-activation can prolong the lifespan of yeast [3, 4]. Vice versa,
impairment or deletion of SOD2 expression induced a significant shortening of
the lifespan of Drosophila [5, 6]
and mice [7, 8].
Mice carrying a heterozygous deletion of Sod2 (Sod2+/-) are viable but show increased oxidative stress, increased nuclear and
mitochondrial DNA modifications, impaired mitochondria function, and increased
apoptosis rates [9-13]. Sod2+/- mice exhibit slightly increased rates of cancer but
no other features of accelerated aging and have a normal lifespan [13]. These studies
indicated that a decrease in the oxidative damage defense system by itself does
not induce a significant increase in aging pathology in mice. However, the Sod2+/-mouse provided a unique experimental system to analyze whether an
impaired anti-oxidant defense can cooperate with other molecular causes of
aging and disease. Although Sod2 polymorphisms were not associated with
longevity of centenarians [14], the
investigation of this question appears to be highly relevant since SNPs in
various components of the oxidative stress pathway are associated with phenotypes
of human aging [15].
There
is growing evidence that an accumulation of telomere dysfunction and DNA damage
contributes to human aging [16, 17].
Several lines of evidence indicate that reduced
SOD2 levels and increased ROS could influence cellular and organismal aging in
the context of telomere shortening and DNA damage accumulation: (i)
Experimental data have shown that ROS can induce different lesions in nuclear
DNA including oxidized bases, strand breaks and mutations [18-21]. Thus,
ROS may contribute to the generation of nuclear DNA damage and the evolution of
aging pathology at organismal level.
(ii) Telomere shortening
limits the proliferative capacity of human cells to 50-70 cell divisions by
induction of senescence or apoptosis [22-25]. Replicative
senescent cells show increased ROS
levels [26, 27] and increased oxidative DNA damage [28] indicating that senescence can accelerate ROS induced
DNA damage. In addition, increased ROS levels and oxidative modifications to
DNA have also been implicated as causal factors inducing senescence [19, 27, 29-33].
In agreement with this hypothesis, it was shown that
increased ROS accelerate the rate of telomere shortening in cell culture [34] and that oxidative
stress severely limits the replicative potential of mouse cells independently
of the presence of telomerase [35].
It remains yet to be investigated whether ROS and telomere shortening cooperate
to induce an accumulation of DNA damage and senescence in aging tissues.
(iii)
SOD2 level could influence the induction of checkpoints in response to DNA
damage or telomere dysfunction. It has been shown that decreased SOD2
expression accelerated p53-induced apoptosis [36], whereas up-regulation
of SOD2 protected cells from apoptosis by stabilization of mitochondrial
membranes [37]. Both
mechanisms could be relevant to aging induced by telomere dysfunction, since
the impairment of organ maintenance in response to telomere dysfunction is
associated with activation of the p53/p21 signaling pathway and increased rates
of apoptosis [38-41].
Laboratory
mouse strains are of limited use to identify factors that accelerate aging in
the context of telomere dysfunction and DNA damage, since laboratory mice in
comparison to humans, have very long telomeres [42]. Laboratory
mice show some evidence for an accumulation of DNA damage during aging [43]
However, biomarker studies revealed that the level of telomere dysfunction and
DNA damage in aging laboratory mice is low compared to human aging [16].
Telomerase knockout (mTerc-/-)
mice provided an experimental system to study aging induced by telomere
dysfunction and DNA damage [16, 44, 45].
Considering that oxidative stress was shown to shorten telomeres [46], limit stem
cell function [47], and induce
DNA damage and senescence (see above), we hypothesized that Sod2
haploinsufficiency could affect stem cell pools and aging of telomere
dysfunctional mice.
Here
we analyzed consequences of a heterozygous deletion of Sod2 on aging of
telomerase wild-type mice with long telomeres and third generation (G3) mTerc-/-
mice with dysfunctional telomeres. The study shows that heterozygous Sod2
deletion does not affect stem cell function, organ maintenance and lifespan of
telomere dysfunctional mice. These results indicate that a reduction in
SOD2-dependent anti-oxidant defense does not accelerate aging in the context of
telomere dysfunction.
Results
Heterozygous
deletion of Sod2 reduces SOD2 protein levels and antioxidant capacity
Sod2+/- mice were crossed through 3 generations with
telomerase knockout mice (Suppl. Figure 1) to generate the following cohorts: mTerc+,Sod2+/- mice (n=31); mTerc+, Sod2+/+
mice (n=34); G3 mTerc-/-, Sod2+/- mice
(n=58); G3 mTerc-/-, Sod2+/+mice
(n=38). The mTerc+ groups were composed of both mTerc+/+
and mTerc+/- mice with long telomeres since they do not
phenotypically differ from each other.
In mTerc+ mice, heterozygous deletion of Sod2 correlated
with significantly decreased SOD2 protein levels in liver, whereas the decrease
in brain and bone marrow did not reach statistical significance (Figure 1A-C).
SOD2 protein levels were slightly but not significantly decreased in G3 mTerc-/-,Sod2+/+ mice compared to mTerc+, Sod2+/+
mice. A further decrease occurred in G3 mTerc-/-, Sod2+/-
mice resulting in a significant decrease in SOD2 protein levels in all
investigated organs of these mice compared to mTerc+, Sod2+/+
mice (Figure 1A-C).
Figure 1.
Western blots
showing SOD2 levels in liver (A), brain (B) and bone marrow (C)
of 12 to 18 months old mice. Lower panels show representative western blots
and upper panels show quantification of normalized SOD2 levels to actin
controls from n=4 mice per group (1 to 2 repeat experiments per sample).
Data is shown in arbitrary units ± SEM. (D) Basal ROS levels in
muscle fibers stained with DHE. Signal quantification of G3
mTerc-/-Sod2+/- (n=235), G3 mTerc-/-(n=211) mTerc+, Sod2+/-(n=270 ) and mTerc+,
Sod2+/+
(n=203) nuclei from 5 mice per genotype. Data is shown as mean fluorescence
intensity ± SEM. (E) Antioxidant capacity of LSK cells. DCFDA loaded
bone marrow cells were incubated with 50 uM of antimycinA and DCFDA
fluorescence was monitored in Lin-Sca+cKit+ populations
by FACS analysis. Data is shown in arbitrary units ± SEM of n=4 mice per
group. (F) Antioxidant capacity of myeloid cells. Mitosox loaded
bone marrow cells were incubated with 20 uM antimycinA and mitosox
intensity monitored in myeloid population by FACS analysis. "Y" axis
denotes arbitrary units for fluorescence intensity of n=5 to 6 mice per
group.
To investigate functional consequences of heterozygous Sod2
deletion, levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) were analyzed in muscle and
hematopoietic cells. For this purpose we used (i) dihydroethidium (DHE), which intercalates in DNA and emits red fluorescent signals in response to
oxidation; (ii) mitosox, which localizes to mitochondria
and exhibits red fluorescence after superoxide-induced oxidation, and (iii)
dichloro-dihydro-fluorescein (DCFDA), which detects a wide range of ROS after removal of its acetate group by oxidation. Heterozygous deletion of Sod2 was
associated with increased basal superoxide levels in muscle cells of bothmTerc+and G3 mTerc-/- mice (Figure 1D). Sod2 gene status had no
significant effect on basal ROS levels in bone marrow derived stem and progenitorcells (LSK cells: Lineage-negative, Sca1-positive, c-Kit-positive, data
not shown). However, stress induced ROS level after treatment with antimycinA
(a complex III inhibitor that induces superoxide production) were elevated in
bone marrow derived LSK and myeloid cells of G3 mTerc-/-, Sod2+/-
mice compared to mTerc+, Sod2+/+ mice
(Figure 1E, F). In accordance with the data on SOD2 protein expression, these
data on antimycinA induced ROS in hematopoietic and myeloid cells suggested
that Sod2 haploinsufficiency cooperated with telomere dysfunction to
impair ROS detoxification in G3 mTerc-/-, Sod2+/-
mice.
Sod2 heterozygous
deletion does not increase mitochondrial dysfunction in aging G3 mTerc-/-
mice
Mitochondria are the major source of ROS
production in cells and a decrease in anti-oxidant defense can induce mitochondrial damage leading to
a decrease in the mitochondrial respiratory capacity [9, 48]. In agreement with these studies, muscles
from 8-11 month old mTerc+,Sod2+/- mice had lower state III respiration rates (ADP
dependent, normalized to the mitochondrial mass) and lower maximum respiration
rates (induced with the mitochondrial uncoupler FCCP) compared to fibers from mTerc+,Sod2+/+ mice (Figure 2A). However, this decrease was
ameliorated in muscle fibers of 8-11 month old G3 mTerc-/-, Sod2+/-
mice (Figure 2A). Treatment with rotenone, a complex I inhibitor, reduced but
did not completely abolish respiration rates of the muscles fibers, indicating
ongoing complex I independent respiration. This complex I independent
respiration was also significantly reduced in Sod2+/- mice
compared to wild type controls (Figure 2A). Again,
this Sod2-dependent reduction in respiration rate was rescued in G3 mTerc-/-, Sod2+/-
mice.
Figure 2. (A)
Mitochondrial respiration of muscle fibers. 10 to 25 mg of permeabilized
bundles were analyzed by high resolution respirometry. Results are
expressed as oxygen consumption per mg of muscle (± SEM) normalized to
citrate synthase activity of n=5 to 6 mice per group. State
III respiration is shown after addition of malate, octanoyl-carnitine, ADP,
glutamate, succinate and cytochrome c. After state III respiration
determination, uncoupled respiration was determined with addition of FCCP
to the respiring fibers. Rotenone and antimycin A were used to inhibit
respiration at complex I and III respectively. (B)
Oxidative modifications (fpg sites) in DNA from bone marrow cells of 12 to
17 month old mice. Data from n=4 to 9 mice per group is shown as number of
lesions per 106 bp ± SEM. (C)
Representative pictures of gH2AX staining in intestinal crypts of
aged mice and bar graphs (D) showing percentage of positive cells
per crypt and number of foci per cell ± SEM of n=4 to 6
mice per group. 200 crypt cells were analyzed per mouse. (E) Telomere length analysis by qFISH in liver
sections of n= 4 to 5 mice per group aged 12 to 18 months old. n=237 G3
mTerc-/-,
Sod2+/-), n=234 (G3 mTerc-/-, Sod2+/+);
n=242 (mTerc+,
Sod2+/-) and n=211 (mTerc+,
Sod2+/+)
nuclei were analyzed for telomere fluorescence intensity (TFI). The black
line indicates the mean TFI value of each genotype and the dotted line the
threshold of critically short telomeres (TFI<3500).
An analysis of basal respiration rates and
maximal induced respiration (in response to FCCP treatment) did not reveal a
significant influence of Sod2 gene status on the respiratory capacity of total bone marrow
cells of 8 to 11 month old mTerc+ and G3 mTerc-/-mice (Suppl. Figure 2A). In this compartment, mitochondria from G3 mTerc-/-
mice showed an increased maximal respiratory capacity (FCCP-induced) compared
to mTerc+ mice suggesting that
telomere dysfunction induced adaptive responses that increase the functional
reserve of mitochondria.
Sod2 heterozygous
deletion does not increase nuclear DNA damage and telomere shortening in aging
G3mTerc-/- mice
To analyze the basal levels of oxidative purine
modifications in DNA from total bone marrow cells, we used an alkaline elution
assay in combination with formamidopyrimidine-DNA glycoslyase (Fpg) as a probe [49, 50]. The enzyme recognizes 7,8-dihydro-8-oxoguanine
(8-oxodG) among other oxidative purine lesions in nuclear DNA [51]. The technique avoids the
spontaneous generation of 8-oxodG during DNA isolation and hydrolysis [52]. Our analysis revealed an increase of the
basal level of oxidative damage in the nuclear DNA of G3 mTerc-/-
mice compared to mTerc+ mice, but heterozygous deletion of Sod2
had no influence (Figure 2B).
Increased
ROS levels have been shown to induce DNA double strand breaks and senescence in
response to prolonged interferon stimulation [19]. Here, the
prevalence of DNA double strand breaks was analyzed by γH2AX staining. γH2AX forms foci at DNA breaks in response to telomere
dysfunction and γ-irradiation [53-56].
DNA damage foci were analyzed in
intestinal crypts (a proliferative stem cell compartment, which is highly
sensitive to telomere dysfunction). In agreement with previous studies, 12-18 month old G3 mTerc-/- mice exhibited
significantly higher levels of DNA damage compared to age-matched mTerc+
mice (Figure 2C-D). However, heterozygous deletion of Sod2 did not
increase accumulation of DNA damage foci (Figure 2C-D).
Increasing
ROS levels can accelerate telomere shortening in cell culture systems [34, 46].
As expected, an analysis of telomere
length showed shorter telomeres in liver (Figure 2E) and intestine (Suppl. Figure 2B) of 12 -18 month old G3 mTerc-/- mice compared to
age-matched mTerc+ mice. However, Sod2 haplo-insufficiency
did not accelerate telomere shortening (Figure 2E and Suppl. Figure 2B). In
agreement with the data on oxidative DNA damage, γH2AX-foci,
and telomere length, the expression level of serum markers of DNA damage and
telomere dysfunction [16] was
increased in 12 to 18 month old G3 mTerc-/- mice compared to
age-matched mTerc+ mice, but Sod2 haploinsufficiency
did not increase serum levels of these biomarkers (Suppl. Figure 2C-E).
Sod2 heterozygosity does not aggravate the impairment of stem
cell function, organ maintenance, and the shortening in lifespan of telomere
dysfunc-tional mice
Previous studies have shown that telomere dysfunction impairs the
maintenance of high turnover organs in aging mTerc-/- mice,
specifically affecting the hematopoietic system and the intestinal epithelium [38-40]. In agreement with these studies, 12-15 month old G3 mTerc-/-
mice compared to age-matched mTerc+ mice exhibited anemia (Figure 3A), a reduction in bone marrow derived B-lymphopoiesis (Figure 3B, Suppl. Figure 3A-C), a reduction in thymic T-lymphopoiesis (Suppl. Figure 3D, E), and an
impaired maintenance and function of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) (Figure 3C, D).
Heterozygous deletion of Sod2 accentuated the decrease in
mature B cells in aging G3 mTerc-/- mice (Figure 3B) but
otherwise did not
show consistent effects on
hematopoietic parameters in mTerc+ and G3 mTerc-/-
mice. As shown in previous studies [38, 40, 45],
aging telomere dysfunctional mice developed a severe atrophy of intestinal
epithelia compared to age-matched mTerc+ mice (Figure 3E, F). Sod2 heterozygosity did not increase the severity of crypt atrophy in
aged telomere dysfunctional mice (Figure 3E, F).
Figure 3. (A)
Number of erythrocytes per ul of peripheral blood ± SEM in 12 to 18
months old mice. (B) Percentage of mature B cells defined as IgD+
IgM+ B220+ CD43- cells in total bone
marrow cells of 12 to 18 months old mice. n=21 (G3 mTerc-/-,
Sod2+/-), n=17 (G3 mTerc-/-, Sod2+/+);
n=9 (mTerc+,
Sod2+/-) and n=12 (mTerc+,
Sod2+/+)
mice per group were analyzed by FACS. (C) Percentage of long term
hematopoietic stem cells defined as Lin- Sca+ cKit+
CD34-/low cells in total bone marrow cells of 12 to 18 months
old mice. n=9 to 20 mice per group were analyzed by FACS. (D)
Competitive transplantation of total bone marrow of Ly5.2 test donor cells
against Ly5.1 competitor cells. 8(10)5 cells of test donor cells
were transplanted along with 4(10)5 competitor cells into 1 to 3
young lethally irradiated recipients per donor. Four different donors were
used per group. White blood cell chimerism was verified at 1, 2 and 5
months after transplantation by FACS analysis. Data is shown as percentage
of donor derived chimerism ± SEM (E) Representative
pictures displaying the large intestine atrophy in telomere dysfunctional
mice wildtype and heterozygous for Sod2. (F) Bar graph
depicting the average number of intestinal crypts per visual field at a
magnification of 40X of whole mounts from n=8 (G3 mTerc-/-,
Sod2+/-), n=7 (G3 mTerc-/-, Sod2+/+);
n=4 (mTerc+, Sod2+/-) and n=4 (mTerc+,
Sod2+/+)
mice per group.
In
line with previous results, an impairment in organ maintenance was associated
with a shortened lifespan of telomere dysfunctional mice compared to mTerc+
mice (Figure 4 A-C) correlating with an age-dependent decline in body weight (Figure 4 D, E). Heterozygous deletion of Sod2 did not alter weight curves (Figure 4D, E) or survival (Figure 4 A-C) of telomere dysfunctional mice. Specifically,
no survival difference was observed between G3 mTerc-/-Sod2+/-
mice compared to G3 mTerc-/-, Sod2+/+ mice
(median lifespan 72.3 and 69.1 weeks respectively, p=0.75 Figure 4A). Sod2
heterozygosity did also not affect the incidence of spontaneous cancer in aging
G3 mTerc-/- mice and mTerc+ mice during the
observation period of 20 months (data not shown).
Figure 4. (A)
Kaplan Meyer survival curves for G3 mTerc-/-,
Sod2+/- (n=58); G3 mTerc-/-, Sod2+/+
(n=38); mTerc-/-, Sod2+/-
(n=31)
and mTerc+, Sod2+/+ (n=34). (B)
Survival curves for females G3 mTerc-/-,
Sod2+/- (n=22); G3 mTerc-/-, Sod2+/+
(n=14); mTerc-/-, Sod2+/-
(n=16)
and mTerc+, Sod2+/+ (n=19). (C)
Survival curves for males G3 mTerc-/-,
Sod2+/- (n=36); G3 mTerc-/-, Sod2+/+
(n=24); mTerc-/-, Sod2+/-
(n=15)
and mTerc+, Sod2+/+ (n=15). Dot
blots showing body weight of male (D) and female (E) mice
throughout lifespan in the aging cohorts. Third order polynomial
regression is shown as trendline. All mice were weighed monthly until
death.
Discussion
The current study shows that SOD2
reduction does not affect stem cell function, organ maintenance, and lifespan
of telomere dysfunctional mice. These results contrast with studies on mouse
models of diseases, where Sod2 hemizygosity exacerbated disease
phenotypes as (i) increasing the formation of neurotoxic plaques and tangles in
APP and Tg2576 transgenic [57, 58], (ii)
reducing the lifespan of G93A transgenic mice - a model for amytrophic lateral
sclerosis [59], (iii)
increasing diabetic neuropathy in db/db mouse [60], and (iv)
increasing endothelial dysfunction in atherosclerosis prone ApoE deficient
mice [61]. Together,
these findings suggest that in contrast to disease conditions, telomere
dysfunction per se does not cooperate with a decrease in anti-oxidant
defense to impair organ maintenance and lifespan.
Our
experiments show that heterozygous deletion of Sod2 results in
diminished SOD2 protein levels and impaired anti-oxidant defense in different
organ systems of telomere dysfunctional mice including muscle and hematopoietic
cells. However, this deficiency does not lead to an impairment in mitochondrial
function in aging telomere dysfunctional mice, whereas it reduces mitochondrial
function in aged mTerc+ mice. Previous studies have shown
that mitochondrial dysfunction contributes to induction of senescence in
fibroblast cultures [26, 62].
The maintenance of mitochondrial function
in G3mTerc-/-, Sod2+/- mice suggests that
telomere dysfunction might induce adaptive responses that protect mitochondria
from oxidative damage possibly involving activation of repair responses.
Alternatively, telomere dysfunction may cooperate with mitochondria dysfunction in vivo
to induce clearance of dysfunctional cells, thus maintaining a
cellular pool with functional mitochondria.
There
is an ongoing debate whether mechanisms that increase oxidative stress can
contribute to an accumulation of nuclear DNA damage and aging. Studies with
cultured human cells suggested that the contribution of mitochondrial-derived
ROS to the generation of oxidative modifications in nuclear DNA is small [63]. However, in
vivo studies with Sod2 mutant mice have shown that Sod2
haploinsufficiency can increase the level of oxidative modification to nuclear
DNA and increase the cancer risk in very old (26 month old mice) [13]. In
addition, there is evidence that impairment of DNA repair systems results in
elevated ROS-mediated nuclear DNA damage, cellular senescence, and cancer
formation [33, 64, 65].
In
the current study, the maximal lifespan of telomere dysfunctional (G3 mTerc-/-)
mice was limited to 19 months. During this observation period, Sod2
haploinsufficiency did not accelerate the accumulation of oxidative DNA base
damage or DNA double strand breaks in both telomere dysfunctional mice and mTerc+
mice. These data indicate that heterozyogous deletion of Sod2 does not
cooperate with telomere dysfunction to accelerate the accumulation of nuclear
DNA damage. The results from previous studies suggest that telomere independent
factors may cooperate with Sod2 haploinsufficiency in long lived wild
type mice to increase nuclear damage. It appears to be surprising that
nuclear DNA damage was not increased in G3 mTerc-/-, Sod2+/-mice,
although the mice showed increased intracellular ROS in muscle and impaired
anti-oxidant defense in response to stress induced ROS. Possible explanations
include that (i) removal of oxidative DNA lesion in repair proficient mice is
sufficiently efficient to counteract effects of moderately increased ROS or
(ii) diffusion of mitochondria derived ROS to the nucleus is limited
irrespective of Sod2 gene status. In agreement with the data on
unchanged rates of nuclear DNA damage, the current study did not detect a
cancer promoting effect of Sod2 deficiency in telomere dysfunctional
mice and mTerc+ mice during the observation period of 19
month.
Together,
the current study provides the first experimental evidence that an impairment
of SOD2-dependent anti-oxidant defense does not cooperate with telomere
dysfunction to aggravate organismal aging.
Materials and Methods
Mouse
crosses and survival.
Sod2+/- mice [7] acquired
from Jackson laboratories (stock number 002973) was crossed with mTerc-/-mice for 3 generations in order to create the following experimental
cohorts G3 mTerc-/-, Sod2+/- (n=58); G3 mTerc-/-, Sod2+/+ (n=38); mTerc+, Sod2+/- (n=31) and mTerc+, Sod2+/+ (n=34). Mice were kept in a pathogen free environment
where they had free access to food and water.
Mice
were sacrificed by CO2 asphyxiation when presented deteriorated health
condition or loss of 30% of body weight. Organs were quickly removed and either
frozen down in dry ice or fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde (PFA) for paraffin
embedding.
Whole mounts of colon were prepared as previously described [66].
FACS analysis.
FACS analysis was performed on freshly isolated bone
marrow cells that were stained for 15 min on ice with the appropriate antibody
cocktail. Cells were analyzed using an LSRII or FACS Calibur machine.
Bone marrow competitive transplantation.
One to three young C57/BL6 mice per donor were
retroorbitally transplanted after lethal irradiation (12Gy) with 8x105
donor (Ly5.2) and 4x105 competitor (Ly5.1) bone marrow cells. Four 15-months-old
male mice per genotype were used as donors and four 12-month old Ly5.1 female
mice were used as competitors in the experiment.
Chimerism was checked at one, 2 and 5 months after transplantation in white blood cells
collected from retroorbital bleeding.
γ-H2AX
staining in intestine sections.
Three um paraffin sections were stained with primary
anti γ-H2AX (Millipore 06-636) overnight in PBS, washed three times and
incubated for 30 min with secondary anti mouse IgG labeld with Cy7. Slides were
kept at 4°C until analysis.
Oxidative modifications to DNA.
Quantification of the basal levels of
oxidative purine modifications in bone marrow cells isolated from the various
mouse strains was carried out by the alkaline elution assay originally described
by [49] with modifications reported previously [50, 67].
Fpg-sensitive sites detection was performed in 1x106 bone marrow cells per mouse as previously described [68].
ROS
measurement in bone marrow cells.
Mitosox staining: Freshly isolated bone marrow cells were loaded in staining media with
Mitosox (Molecular probes. Cat. No. M36008) 5uM final concentration and
incubated for 30 min at 37°C. The cells were washed once with PBS and
antimycinA (Sigma Cat No. 8674) was added for a final concentration of 20uM.
The cells were incubated 10 minutes, filtered and immediately analysed by FACS.
DCFDA
staining: Freshly isolated bone
marrow cells were stained for LSK (except for CD34) loaded with DCFDA 0.5 uM
(Molecular probes Cat. No. C6827) and incubated for 5 min at 37°C. The cells were washed once with PBS and antimycinA (Sigma Cat No. 8674) was added for a final
concentration of 50uM. The cells were incubated 10 minutes, filtered and
immediately analyzed by FACS.
ROS measurement in muscle bundles.
Muscle fibers were incubated with DHE at a final
concentration of 40 μM in PBS for 30 min at 37°C. After staining, the tissue was washed in PBS and fixed using 2.2 % formaldehyde in 0.1 M Sorensen phosphate buffer (pH 7.1). Confocal images were collected with 40x objective.
Protein
analysis.
Whole cell extracts were prepared in RIPA buffer with
cocktail of protease inhibitors and reducing agents (NaVO3 1mM, DTT 1mM, PMSF
1mM, proteinase cocktail inhibitor ROCHE Cat. No. 11836153001). SOD2 levels
were determined using AntiSOD2 antibody (Santa Cruz, SC-30080) and actin levels
with antiActin (Santa Cruz SC-1615).
High-resolution respirometry.
Mitochondrial
respiration was performed in intact bone marrow cells and permeabilized muscle
bundles as described [62, 69].
Muscle bundles: Respirometry of
saponin-permeabilized muscle fibers was performed with the Oxygraph-2k
(OROBOROS instruments) using between 10 and 25 mg of biopsy material.
Measurements were performed at 37°C in the range of 200-400 μM oxygen, to avoid oxygen limitation. The experiments were performed in MiRO5 buffer (110 mM sucrose, 60 mM potassium lactobionate, 0.5 mM EGTA, 1 g/l BSA fat free, 3 mM MgCl2, 20 mM taurine, 10 mM KH2PO4, 20 mM HEPES, pH 7.1).
Defined
respiratory states were obtained by a multiple substrate-inhibitor titration
regime: malate 2mM, octanoylcarnitine 1 mM, ADP 5 mM, glutamate 10 mM, succinate 10 mM, cytochrome c 10 μM, FCCP (stepwise, increments of 0.25 μM up
to final concentration of maximally 1.25 μM), rotenone 0.5 μM, and antimycin A
2.5 μM. Cytochrome c was added to verify the intactness of the outer
mitochondrial membrane after saponin permeabilization. No visible
stimulatory effect of cyt. c was observed in our conditions. If
necessary, re-oxygenations were performed with pure oxygen.
Bone marrow cells: Approximately 7x106
freshly isolated bone marrow cells were resuspended in 3 ml of Iscoves Modified
Dulbecco's Medium (Gibco) and applied for high-resolution respirometry as
above. The experimental regime started with routine respiration (defined as
endogenous respiration without additional substrates or effectors). After
observing steady-state respiratory flux, the ATP synthase inhibitor oligomycin
(1 μg/ml) was added, followed by uncoupling of oxidative phosphorylation by
stepwise titration of FCCP (carbonyl cyanide p-trifluoromethoxyphenylhydrazone)
up to optimum concentrations in the range of 2.5-4 μM. Finally, respiration was
inhibited by complex I and compex III inhibitors rotenone (0,5 μM) and
antimycin A (2,5 μM) respectively.
The
mitochondrial respiration data were normalized to the mitochondrial mass marker
enzyme Citrate Synthase (CS) activity spectrophotometrically determined [70].
Quantitative Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization
(qFISH).
qFISH analysis was performed as previously
described [71] in 5 uM liver and small intestine sections.
Software and analysis of data.
FACS
results were analyzed using FlowJo 7.2.2. Statistical analysis of the results
was performed using Excel 2003 and GraphpadPrism 5.0 and image analysis with
ImageJ 1.39. Chemicapt 5000 ver 15.01 was used for acquisition of images from
gels and western blots.
Telomere fluorescence intensity was analyzed using the TFL-Telo software from
Peter Lansdorp
Supplementary Materials
(A) Mating scheme to generate
the double mutant G3 mTerc-/-, Sod2+/-.
(A) Mitochondrial respiration of
bone marrow cells. 107 bone marrow cells were analyzed by
high resolution respirometry of n=5 to 7 mice per group.
Results show normalized respiration of one million cells
to citrate synthase activity ± SEM. (B) Telomere length
analysis by qFISH in small intestine sections of n= 4 to
5 mice per group aged 12 to 18 months old. n=177
(G3 mTerc-/-, Sod2+/-), n=192 (G3 mTerc-/-, Sod2+/+);
n=151 (Sod2+/-) and n=167 (Sod2+/+) nuclei were analyzed
for telomere fluorescence intensity (TFI). The black line
indicates the mean TFI value of each genotype and the
dotted line the threshold of critically short telomeres
(TFI<4000). Aging and DNA damage markers EF1-α (C), CRAMP
(D) and chitinase (E) were quantified by ELISA in plasma
of old age matched G3 mTerc-/-, Sod2+/- (n=16);
G3 mTerc-/-, Sod2+/+ (n=14); mTerc-/-, Sod2+/- (n=8)
and mTerc+, Sod2+/+ (n=10) and young WT (yWT) mice (n=5).
Values are arbitrary units ± SEM.
Bone marrow of 12 to 18 month
old mice was evaluated for: (A) Percentage of PreB cells
defined as IgD- IgM- B220+ CD43- cells in total bone marrow
cells. (B) Percentage of ProB cells defined as CD19+ B220+
LinB- AA4.1+ cells in total bone marrow cells. (C) Percentage
of PreproB cells defined as CD19- B220+ LinB- AA4.1+ cells
in total bone marrow cells. (D) Representative FACS blot
showing the reduction of thymic T-lymphopoiesis and thymic
atrophy in aged telomere dysfunctional mice. (E) Bar graphs
showing the number of thymocytes ± SEM in n= 5 mice per
group aged 12-15 months old.
Acknowledgments
This project was funded by the DFG (Ru745/10-1). BE is supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
(EP11/5). LMG was also supported by the Hannover Biomedical Research School
(HBRS).
Conflicts of Interest
The authors have no conflict of interests to declare.
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