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The role of MicroRNAs in proteostasis decline and protein aggregation during brain and skeletal muscle aging

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Summary:Aging can be defined as the progressive deterioration of cellular, tissue, and organismal function over time. Alterations in protein homeostasis, also known as proteostasis, are a hallmark of aging that lead to proteome imbalances and protein aggregation, phenomena that also occur in age-related diseases. Among the various proteostasis regulators, microRNAs (miRNAs) have been reported to play important roles in the post-transcriptional control of genes involved in maintaining proteostasis during the lifespan in several organismal tissues. In this review, we consolidate recently published reports that demonstrate how miRNAs regulate fundamental proteostasis-related processes relevant to tissue aging, with emphasis on the two most studied tissues, brain tissue and skeletal muscle. We also explore an emerging perspective on the role of miRNA regulatory networks in age-related protein aggregation, a known hallmark of aging and age-related diseases, to elucidate potential miRNA candidates for anti-aging diagnostic and therapeutic targets.
Main Authors:Francisco, Stephany
Other Authors:Martinho, Vera; Ferreira, Margarida; Reis, Andreia; Moura, Gabriela; Soares, Ana Raquel; Santos Manuel A. S.
Subject:Age-related protein aggregation Mammalian tissue aging MiRNA Proteostasis network
Year:2022
Country:Portugal
Document type:article
Access type:open access
Associated institution:Universidade de Aveiro
Language:English
Origin:RIA - Repositório Institucional da Universidade de Aveiro

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