Age-related decline of chaperone-mediated autophagy in skeletal muscle leads to progressive myopathy.

Olaya Santiago-Fernández, Luisa Coletto, Inmaculada Tasset, Susmita Kaushik, Axel R Concepcion, Rizwan Qaisar, Adrián Macho-González, Kristen Lindenau, Antonio Diaz, Rabia R Khawaja, Stefano Donega, Nirad Banskota, Ceereena Ubaida-Mohien, Gavin Pharaoh, Bumsoo Ahn, Lisa M Hartnell, Ignacio Ramírez-Pardo, Bhakti Chavda, Aiara Gazteluiturri, Michael Kinter, Luigi Ferrucci, Julie A Reisz, Angelo D'Alessandro, Holly Van Remmen, Pura Muñoz-Cánoves, Stefan Feske, Ana Maria Cuervo

Department of Developmental and Molecular Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.Department of Developmental and Molecular Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA. · pubmed

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Abstract

Chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA) contributes to proteostasis maintenance by selectively degrading a subset of proteins in lysosomes. CMA declines with age in most tissues, including skeletal muscle. However, the role of CMA in skeletal muscle and the consequences of its decline remain poorly understood. Here we demonstrate that CMA regulates skeletal muscle function. We show that CMA is upregulated in skeletal muscle in response to starvation, exercise and tissue repair, but declines in ageing and obesity. Using a muscle-specific CMA-deficient mouse model, we show that CMA loss leads to progressive myopathy, including reduced muscle force and degenerative myofibre features. Comparative proteomic analyses reveal CMA-dependent changes in the mitochondrial proteome and identify the sarcoplasmic-endoplasmic reticulum Ca

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Research summary

The paper claims that the decline of chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA) in skeletal muscle contributes to progressive myopathy with age. This research is relevant as it addresses a potential root cause of age-related muscle decline, which is a significant aspect of aging and longevity.

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