Thioredoxin is related to life span regulation and oxidative stress response in Caenorhabditis elegans |
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Authors: | Jee Changhoon Vanoaica Liviu Lee Jungsoo Park Byung Jae Ahnn Joohong |
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Affiliation: | Department of Life Science, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Korea. |
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Abstract: | Thioredoxin, an oxidoreductase, is a multifunction protein. The thioredoxin system is composed of NADPH, thioredoxin reductase and thioredoxin. This enzyme is highly conserved from bacteria to humans. We have characterized TRX-1, a thioredoxin homolog in C. elegans, which has about 36% identity in amino acid sequence with human thioredoxin. By gfp reporter system, trx-1 has been shown to be restrictedly expressed in ASI and ASJ neurons and in intestine. Immunostaining confirmed the intestinal expression. Full-length cDNA of trx-1 has been isolated by cDNA library PCR and subsequently cloned and sequenced. We have shown that the encoded protein functions as a reductase in the insulin reducing assay. Moreover, we have isolated a deletion mutant by PCR-based TMP-UV mutagenesis method. Mutant animals have reduced life span and are sensitive to oxidative stress. Reintroduction of trx-1 into mutant worms fully restored the wild-type phenotype. Our results suggest that trx-1 has important functions in life span regulation and oxidative stress response in C. elegans. |
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