PMID- 21575595 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20110808 LR - 20110606 IS - 1090-2104 (Electronic) IS - 0006-291X (Linking) VI - 409 IP - 2 DP - 2011 Jun 3 TI - Caloric restriction improves efficiency and capacity of the mitochondrial electron transport chain in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. PG - 308-14 LID - 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.05.008 [doi] AB - Caloric restriction (CR) is known to extend lifespan in a variety of species; however, the mechanism remains unclear. In this study, we found that CR potentiated the mitochondrial electron transport chain (ETC) at both the transcriptional and translational levels. Indeed, mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) was increased by CR, and, regardless of ages, overall reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation was decreased by CR. With these changes, overall growth rate of cells was maintained under various CR conditions, just like cells under a non-restricted condition. All of these data support increased efficiency and capacity of the ETC by CR, and this change might lead to extension of lifespan. CI - Copyright (c) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Choi, Joon-Seok AU - Choi JS AD - College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, South Korea. FAU - Choi, Kyung-Mi AU - Choi KM FAU - Lee, Cheol-Koo AU - Lee CK LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20110507 PL - United States TA - Biochem Biophys Res Commun JT - Biochemical and biophysical research communications JID - 0372516 RN - 0 (Electron Transport Chain Complex Proteins) SB - IM MH - *Caloric Restriction MH - Electron Transport Chain Complex Proteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - *Longevity MH - Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial MH - Mitochondria/enzymology/*physiology MH - Saccharomyces cerevisiae/enzymology/*physiology MH - Transcription, Genetic EDAT- 2011/05/18 06:00 MHDA- 2011/08/09 06:00 CRDT- 2011/05/18 06:00 PHST- 2011/04/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2011/05/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2011/05/18 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/05/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/08/09 06:00 [medline] AID - S0006-291X(11)00761-3 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.05.008 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2011 Jun 3;409(2):308-14. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.05.008. Epub 2011 May 7.