On the Role of Normal Aging Processes in the Onset and Pathogenesis of Diseases Associated with the Abnormal Accumulation of Protein Aggregates
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2021
Keywords
proteostasis, protein aggregation, proteinopathy, aging, mitochondrial dysfunction, mutations, epigenetic changes
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1134/S0006297921030056
Abstract
Aging is a prime systemic cause of various age-related diseases, in particular, proteinopathies. In fact, most diseases associated with protein misfolding are sporadic, and their incidence increases with aging. This review examines the process of protein aggregate formation, the toxicity of such aggregates, the organization of cellular systems involved in proteostasis, and the impact of protein aggregates on important cellular processes leading to proteinopathies. We also analyze how manifestations of aging (mitochondrial dysfunction, dysfunction of signaling systems, changes in the genome and epigenome) facilitate pathogenesis of various proteinopathies either directly, by increasing the propensity of key proteins for aggregation, or indirectly, through dysregulation of stress responses. Such analysis might help in outlining approaches for treating proteinopathies and extending healthy longevity.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Biochemistry (Moscow), v. 86, p. 275-289
Scholar Commons Citation
Ilyinsky, Nikolay S.; Nesterov, Semen V.; Shestoperova, Elizaveta I.; Fonin, Alexander V.; Uversky, Vladimir N.; and Gordeliy, Valentin I., "On the Role of Normal Aging Processes in the Onset and Pathogenesis of Diseases Associated with the Abnormal Accumulation of Protein Aggregates" (2021). Molecular Medicine Faculty Publications. 198.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/mme_facpub/198
