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Giuseppe Lo Sasso

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SIRT2 Deficiency Modulates Macrophage Polarization and Susceptibility to Experimental Colitis

Johan Auwerx, Kristina Schoonjans, Alessia Perino, Adrienne Joëlle Laurence Mottis, Alessandra Piersigilli, Keir Joe Menzies, Hiroyasu Yamamoto, Giuseppe Lo Sasso

Background: SIRT2 belongs to a highly conserved family of NAD(+)-dependent deacylases, consisting of seven members (SIRT1-SIRT7), which vary in subcellular localizations and have substrates ranging from histones to transcription factors and enzymes. Recent ...

Public Library of Science2014

Urolithin A induces mitophagy and prolongs lifespan in C. elegans and increases muscle function in rodents

Johan Auwerx, Maria del Carmen Sandi Perez, Patrick Aebischer, Dongryeol Ryu, Laurent Mouchiroud, Elena Katsyuba, Pénélope Andreux, Norman Lionel Moullan, Evan Graehl Williams, Pooja Jha

The biological effects of urolithins remain poorly characterized, despite wide-spread human exposure via the dietary consumption of their metabolic precursors, the ellagitannins, which are found in the pomegranate fruit, as well as in nuts and berries. We ...

2016

A SIRT7-Dependent Acetylation Switch of GABPβ1 Controls Mitochondrial Function

Johan Auwerx, Kristina Schoonjans, Alessia Perino, Dongryeol Ryu, Hongbo Zhang, Matthias Alexander Sokrates Stein, Giuseppe Lo Sasso

Mitochondrial activity is controlled by proteins encoded by both nuclear and mitochondrial DNA. Here, we identify Sirt7 as a crucial regulator of mitochondrial homeostasis. Sirt7 deficiency in mice induces multisystemic mitochondrial dysfunction, which is ...

Cell Press2014