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Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Publishes on Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms, Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, Mitochondrial Function and Pathology. 63 papers and 2.7k citations.
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Cytoplasmic superoxide dismutase has been purified from livers of young (6 months) and old (27 months) rats. The enzyme purified from old animals shows an age-related reduction in the specific activity, accumulation of antigenically cross-reacting material and increased sensitivity to temperature. No differences were found in the molecular weight, electrophoretic mobility, antigenicity and Ki between enzymes purified from young and old rats. This is the first demonstration of age-related alterations in a purified form of a non-metabolic enzyme, which can be related to reduced activity. The possible role of this reduced activity in age-dependent deterioration of cellular functions is discussed.
Evidence is presented that there is a considerable accumulation of inactive fructose-1,6-diphosphate aldolase (EC 4.1.2.7) in the liver of senescent mice. Liver aldolase was purified from 3-month-old mice and used to immunize rabbits. It was demonstrated with the monospecific antibody thus produced that the liver aldolase of young adult (3 month) and aged (31 month) mice are antigenically identical. With the antibody, inactive enzyme molecules (crossreacting material) in liver homogenate of old mice were detected. The liver aldolase of senescent mice had half as much active enzyme per mg of protein, as well as per antigenic unit, as did the liver aldolase of young adult mice. The accumulation of faulty enzyme molecules may be one of the causes of debilitation leading to senescence and death.