title: Increased expression of mitochondrial transcription factor A and nuclear respiratory factor-1 in skeletal muscle from aged human subjects.
abstract: The expression of two factors involved in the nuclear-mitochondrial crosstalk, namely the mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) and the nuclear respiratory factor-1 (NRF-1), was studied in human skeletal muscle biopsies of young and aged subjects. Aged subjects presented a 2.6-fold and an 11-fold increase of the levels of TFAM protein and TFAM mRNA, respectively. The increased expression of TFAM was associated to the doubling of NRF-1 DNA-binding affinity and to a 6-fold increase of NRF-1 mRNA level. The upregulation of TFAM and NRF-1, in aged skeletal muscle, appears involved in the pathway leading to the age-related increase of mitochondrial DNA content.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, university of Bari, and Center of Study on Mitochondria and Energetic Mechanism, CNR, Italy.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Lezza
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pesce
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cormio
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fracasso
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vecchiet
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Felzani
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cantatore
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Gadaleta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D001706:Biopsy; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D051265:NF-E2-Related Factor 1; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D051266:Nuclear Respiratory Factor 1; D051264:Nuclear Respiratory Factors; D011485:Protein Binding; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D051265:NF-E2-Related Factor 1; C495633:NRF1 protein, human; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D051266:Nuclear Respiratory Factor 1; D051264:Nuclear Respiratory Factors; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C499631:TFAM protein, human; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors; C422562:mitochondrial transcription factor A