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Tetracyclines, a class of antibiotics that target bacterial translation, are commonly used in research for inducible gene expression using Tet-ON/Tet-OFF systems. However, such tetracycline-inducible systems carry a risk. Given that mitochondria have a "ba ...

Deregulated energy homeostasis represents a hallmark of aging and results from complex gene-by-environment interactions. Here, we discovered that reducing the expression of the gene ech-6 encoding enoyl-CoA hydratase remitted fat diet-induced deleterious e ...

Resveratrol is a natural compound that affects energy metabolism and mitochondrial function and serves as a calorie restriction mimetic, at least in animal models of obesity. Here, we treated 11 healthy, obese men with placebo and 150 mg/day resveratrol (r ...

Mitochondria are semi-autonomous organelles regulated by a complex network of proteins that are vital for many cellular functions. Because mitochondrial modulators can impact many aspects of cellular homeostasis, their identification and validation has pro ...

The most important physiological mechanism mediating enhanced exercise performance is increased sympathetic, beta adrenergic receptor (beta-AR), and adenylyl cyclase (AC) activity. This is the first report of decreased AC activity mediating increased exerc ...

The mitochondrial phospholipid cardiolipin plays an important role in cellular metabolism as exemplified by its involvement in mitochondrial energy production and apoptosis. Following its biosynthesis, cardiolipin is actively remodeled to achieve its final ...

The metallome is crucial for normal cell functioning but remains largely overlooked in mammals. Here the authors analyze the metallome and copper and zinc isotope compositions in aging mice and show networks of interactions that are organ-specific, age-dep ...

In recent years, tetracyclines, such as doxycycline, have become broadly used to control gene expression by virtue of the Tet-on/Tet-off systems. However, the wide range of direct effects of tetracycline use has not been fully appreciated. We show here tha ...

Molecular and cellular networks implicated in aging depend on a multitude of proteins that collectively mount adaptive and contingent metabolic responses to environmental challenges. Here, we discuss the intimate links between metabolic regulation and long ...

Longevity is regulated by a network of closely linked metabolic systems. We used a combination of mouse population genetics and RNA interference in Caenorhabditis elegans to identify mitochondrial ribosomal protein S5 (Mrps5) and other mitochondrial riboso ...

A century after the identification of a coenzymatic activity for NAD(+), NAD(+) metabolism has come into the spotlight again due to the potential therapeutic relevance of a set of enzymes whose activity is tightly regulated by the balance between the oxidi ...

Mitochondrial dysfunction is not only a hallmark of rare inherited mitochondrial disorders but also implicated in age-related diseases, including those that affect the metabolic and nervous system, such as type 2 diabetes and Parkinson's disease. Numerous ...

Many genes and pathways have been linked to aging, yet our understanding of underlying molecular mechanisms is still lacking. Here, we measure changes in the transcriptome, histone modifications, and DNA methylome in three metabolic tissues of adult and ag ...

The present invention relates to methods of increasing lifespan, delaying aging, and/or preventing or treating an age-related disease or a mitochondrialdisease in a subject, comprising inducing a nuclear-mitochondrial OXPHOS protein dyssynchrony, including ...

The present invention provides methods of treating various disorders associated with mitochondrial dysfunction, including but not limited to metabolic disorders, neurodegenerative diseases, chronic inflammatory diseases, and diseases of aging. ...

The present invention relates to novel biomarkers for aging and healthspan, methods and uses thereof, in particular, for determining the biological age of a subject and/or preventing or delaying aging process in a subject, and kits for use in said methods. ...

Richardus Houtkooper

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Tetracycline Antibiotics Impair Mitochondrial Function and Its Experimental Use Confounds Research

Reduced ech-6 expression attenuates fat-induced lifespan shortening in C. elegans

Calorie Restriction-like Effects of 30 Days of Resveratrol Supplementation on Energy Metabolism and Metabolic Profile in Obese Humans

A method to identify and validate mitochondrial modulators using mammalian cells and the worm C-elegans

Type 5 adenylyl cyclase disruption leads to enhanced exercise performance

The enigmatic role of tafazzin in cardiolipin metabolism

The mouse metallomic landscape of aging and metabolism

Tetracyclines Disturb Mitochondrial Function across Eukaryotic Models: A Call for Caution in Biomedical Research

Metabolic Networks of Longevity

Mitonuclear protein imbalance as a conserved longevity mechanism

The Secret Life of NAD+: An Old Metabolite Controlling New Metabolic Signaling Pathways

Pharmacological approaches to restore mitochondrial function

The Gene-Regulatory Footprint of Aging Highlights Conserved Central Regulators

Obesity: New life for antidiabetic drugs

Sleep In A Dish: Key Electrophysiological, Molecular, And Metabolic Signatures Of Sleep And Wakefulness Revealed In Primary Cortical Cultures

Mitochondrial ribosomal proteins as aging regulators

Methods of treating mitochondrial dysfunction

Aging biomarkers