
Nucleic Acids Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 52(19), P. 11481 - 11499
Published: Sept. 11, 2024
Dysfunction of the ribosome manifests during cellular senescence and contributes to tissue aging, functional decline, development aging-related disorders in ways that have remained enigmatic. Here, we conducted a comprehensive CRISPR-based loss-of-function (LOF) screen ribosome-associated genes (RAGs) human mesenchymal progenitor cells (hMPCs). Through this approach, identified ribosomal protein L22 (RPL22) as foremost RAG whose deficiency mitigates effects senescence. Consequently, absence RPL22 delays hMPCs from becoming senescent, while an excess accelerates process. Mechanistically, found senescent hMPCs, accumulates within nucleolus. This accumulation triggers cascade events, including heterochromatin decompaction with concomitant degradation key proteins, specifically 1γ (HP1γ) KRAB-associated 1 (KAP1). Subsequently, RPL22-dependent breakdown stimulates transcription RNAs (rRNAs), triggering In summary, our findings unveil novel role for nucleolar destabilizer driver senescence, shedding new light on intricate mechanisms underlying aging
Language: Английский