PMID- 27109470 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170810 LR - 20201209 IS - 1872-6216 (Electronic) IS - 0047-6374 (Linking) VI - 161 IP - Pt B DP - 2017 Jan TI - Caloric restriction alleviates alpha-synuclein toxicity in aged yeast cells by controlling the opposite roles of Tor1 and Sir2 on autophagy. PG - 270-276 LID - S0047-6374(16)30048-3 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.mad.2016.04.006 [doi] AB - Alpha-synuclein (syn) is the main component of proteinaceous inclusions known as Lewy bodies (LBs), which are implicated in the pathogenesis of the neurodegenerative diseases known as synucleinopathies, like Parkinson's disease (PD). Aging is a major risk factor for PD and thus, interventions that delay aging will have promising effects in PD and other synucleinopathies. Caloric restriction (CR) is the only non-genetic intervention shown to promote lifespan extension in several model organisms. CR has been shown to alleviate syn toxicity and herein we confirmed the same effect on the yeast model for synucleinopathies during chronological lifespan. The data gathered showed that TOR1 deletion also results in similar longevity extension and abrogation of syn toxicity. Intriguingly, these interventions were associated with decreased autophagy, which was maintained at homeostatic levels. Autophagy maintenance at homeostatic levels promoted by CR or TOR1 abrogation in syn-expressing cells was achieved by decreasing Sir2 levels and activity. Furthermore, the opposite function of Tor1 and Sir2 in autophagy is probably associated with the maintenance of autophagy activity at homeostatic levels, a central event linked to abrogation of syn toxicity promoted by CR. CI - Copyright (c) 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Guedes, Ana AU - Guedes A AD - Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal; ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga, Guimaraes, Portugal. FAU - Ludovico, Paula AU - Ludovico P AD - Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal; ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga, Guimaraes, Portugal. Electronic address: pludovico@ecsaude.uminho.pt. FAU - Sampaio-Marques, Belem AU - Sampaio-Marques B AD - Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal; ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga, Guimaraes, Portugal. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20160421 PL - Ireland TA - Mech Ageing Dev JT - Mechanisms of ageing and development JID - 0347227 RN - 0 (SNCA protein, human) RN - 0 (Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins) RN - 0 (Silent Information Regulator Proteins, Saccharomyces cerevisiae) RN - 0 (alpha-Synuclein) RN - EC 2.7.1.137 (TOR1 protein, S cerevisiae) RN - EC 3.5.1.- (SIR2 protein, S cerevisiae) RN - EC 3.5.1.- (Sirtuin 2) SB - IM MH - *Autophagy MH - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/genetics/*metabolism MH - Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genetics/*metabolism MH - Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - Silent Information Regulator Proteins, Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genetics/*metabolism MH - Sirtuin 2/genetics/*metabolism MH - alpha-Synuclein/*biosynthesis/genetics OTO - NOTNLM OT - Alpha-synuclein OT - Autophagy OT - Caloric restriction OT - Sirtuins OT - Synucleinopathies EDAT- 2016/04/26 06:00 MHDA- 2017/08/11 06:00 CRDT- 2016/04/26 06:00 PHST- 2016/03/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/04/11 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/04/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/04/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/08/11 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/04/26 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0047-6374(16)30048-3 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.mad.2016.04.006 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mech Ageing Dev. 2017 Jan;161(Pt B):270-276. doi: 10.1016/j.mad.2016.04.006. Epub 2016 Apr 21.