Lam
- 4 independent labs in 4 countries
- Funders: National Research Centre and 5 more
- Model organisms4
Effects
9Lifespan
downin flies2
2 studies
Lifespan
downin flies2
Lam shortens lifespan in flies.
“Ubiquitous lamin-B expression improves locomotor activity of the male flies at the expense of lower stress resistance and shorten lifespan.”
Model organismsmales
Altered stability of nuclear lamin-B marks the onset of aging in male Drosophila
PloS one
Lam shortens lifespan in flies.
“induced expression of the farnesylated lamina proteins Lamin B and Kugelkern cause aberrant nuclear shapes and reduce the lifespan of adult flies”
Model organismsinduced expression
Aging cell
telomeric homologous recombination
downin flies1
1 study
telomeric homologous recombination
downin flies1
Lam inhibits telomeric homologous recombination in flies.
“Both DNA damage and activation of homologous recombination in the telomeres were observed in the germ cells of lamin B mutants.”
Model organismsshown by lamin B mutationgerm cell
Dysfunction of Lamin B and Physiological Aging Cause Telomere Instability in Drosophila Germline
Biochemistry. Biokhimiia
Telomeric DNA damage
downin flies1
1 study
Telomeric DNA damage
downin flies1
Lam protects against telomeric DNA damage in flies.
“Both DNA damage and activation of homologous recombination in the telomeres were observed in the germ cells of lamin B mutants.”
Model organismsshown by lamin B mutationgerm cell
Dysfunction of Lamin B and Physiological Aging Cause Telomere Instability in Drosophila Germline
Biochemistry. Biokhimiia
Transcriptional activation of transposable elements and telomeric repeats
downin flies1
1 study
Transcriptional activation of transposable elements and telomeric repeats
downin flies1
Lam inhibits transcriptional activation of transposable elements and telomeric repeats in flies.
“the impaired localization of lamin B leads to the heterochromatin decompaction and transcriptional activation of some transposable elements and telomeric repeats.”
Model organismsshown by lamin B mutation and impaired localizationgermline
Dysfunction of Lamin B and Physiological Aging Cause Telomere Instability in Drosophila Germline
Biochemistry. Biokhimiia
Heterochromatin decompaction
downin flies1
1 study
Heterochromatin decompaction
downin flies1
Lam protects against heterochromatin decompaction in flies.
“the impaired localization of lamin B leads to the heterochromatin decompaction”
Model organismsshown by lamin B mutation and impaired localizationgermline
Dysfunction of Lamin B and Physiological Aging Cause Telomere Instability in Drosophila Germline
Biochemistry. Biokhimiia
Locomotor activity
upin flies1
1 study
Locomotor activity
upin flies1
Lam improves locomotor activity in flies.
“Ubiquitous lamin-B expression improves locomotor activity of the male flies at the expense of lower stress resistance and shorten lifespan.”
Model organismsmales
Altered stability of nuclear lamin-B marks the onset of aging in male Drosophila
PloS one
DNA damage
downin flies1
1 study
DNA damage
downin flies1
Lam decreases DNA damage in flies.
“Depletion of the Drosophila lamin-B in the young or larval fat body results in a reduction of heterochromatin and a corresponding increase in retrotransposon expression and DNA damage.”
Model organismsshown by lamin-B depletionfat body
Aging cell
Retrotransposon expression
downin flies1
1 study
Retrotransposon expression
downin flies1
Lam decreases retrotransposon expression in flies.
“Depletion of the Drosophila lamin-B in the young or larval fat body results in a reduction of heterochromatin and a corresponding increase in retrotransposon expression”
Model organismsshown by lamin-B depletionfat body
Aging cell
Heterochromatin
upin flies1
1 study
Heterochromatin
upin flies1
Lam increases heterochromatin in flies.
“Depletion of the Drosophila lamin-B in the young or larval fat body results in a reduction of heterochromatin”
Model organismsshown by lamin-B depletionfat body
Aging cell
Funding
2 grants since 2018National Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteUS$2.3m
Urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) in pathogenesis of lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteUniversity of PennsylvaniaUS$449.4k2019–2024
Resveratrol and Sirolimus in LAM Trial (RESULT)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteUniversity of CincinnatiUS$233.1k2017–2021