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JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
Volume 76, Issue 9, Pages 1561-1570Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glab113
Keywords
Aging; Ames dwarf; Ovaries; piRNA
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- National Institute of Health/National Institute on Aging [R15 AG059190, R03 AG059846, R56 AG061414]
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This study identified unique responses in ovarian tissues regarding aging and dwarfism, with specific tRF-piRNAs potentially targeting and decreasing the expression of BCAR3 gene, and certain piLRNAs potentially de-repressing transposable elements to have a beneficial impact on ovarian aging in df/df mice. The findings highlight the complexity of aging effects on gene expression and suggest that piRNAs, piLRNAs, tRF-piRNAs, and their targets could play crucial roles in maintaining a younger ovarian phenotype in df/df mice, in addition to miRNAs.
The Ames dwarf (df/df) mouse is a well-established model for delayed aging. MicroRNAs (miRNAs), the most studied small noncoding RNAs (sncRNAs), may regulate ovarian aging to maintain a younger ovarian phenotype in df/df mice. In this study, we profile other types of ovarian sncRNAs, PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) and piRNA-like RNAs (piLRNAs), in young and aged df/df and normal mice. Half of the piRNAs derive from transfer RNA fragments (tRF-piRNAs). Aging and dwarfism alter the ovarian expression of these novel sncRNAs. Specific tRF-piRNAs that increased with age might target and decrease the expression of the breast cancer antiestrogen resistance protein 3 (BCAR3) gene in the ovaries of old df/df mice. A set of piLRNAs that decreased with age and map to D10Wsu102e mRNA may have trans-regulatory functions. Other piLRNAs that decreased with age potentially target and may de-repress transposable elements, leading to a beneficial impact on ovarian aging in df/df mice. These results identify unique responses in ovarian tissues with regard to aging and dwarfism. Overall, our findings highlight the complexity of the aging effects on gene expression and suggest that, in addition to miRNAs, piRNAs, piLRNAs, tRF-piRNAs, and their potential targets can be central players in the maintenance of a younger ovarian phenotype in df/df mice.
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