Saccharomyces cerevisiae goes through distinct metabolic phases during its replicative lifespan
- University of Groningen, Netherlands
Abstract
A comprehensive description of the phenotypic changes during cellular aging is key towards unraveling its causal forces. Previously, we mapped age-related changes in the proteome and transcriptome changes (Janssens et al., 2015). Here, we use these results and model-based inference to generate a comprehensive account of metabolic changes during the replicative life of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. With age, we found decreasing metabolite levels, decreasing growth and substrate uptake rates accompanied by a switch from aerobic fermentation to respiration, with glycerol and acetate production. The identified metabolic fluxes revealed an increase in redox cofactor turnover, likely to combat increased production of reactive oxygen species. The metabolic changes are possibly a result of the age-associated decrease in surface area per cell volume. With metabolism being an important factor of the cellular phenotype, this work complements our recent mapping of the transcriptomic and proteomic changes towards a holistic description of the cellular processes during aging.
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Athanasios Litsios
Matthias Heinemann
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Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
- Matthias Heinemann
European Commission (642738)
- Vakil Takhaveev
- Matthias Heinemann
The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.
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© 2019, Leupold et al.
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae goes through distinct metabolic phases during its replicative lifespan
eLife 8:e41046.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.41046
