Overexpression of Nmnat3 efficiently increases NAD and NGD levels and ameliorates age-associated insulin resistance.

ABSTRACT: Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) is an important cofactor that regulates various biological processes, including metabolism and gene expression. As a coenzyme, NAD controls mitochondrial respiration through enzymes of the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, β-oxidation, and oxidative phosphorylation and also serves as a substrate for posttranslational protein modifications, such as deacetylation and ADP-ribosylation by sirtuins and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP), respectively. Many studies have demonstrated that NAD levels decrease with aging and that these declines cause various aging-associated diseases. In contrast, activation of NAD metabolism prevents declines in NAD levels during aging. In particular, dietary supplementation with NAD precursors has been associated with protect

SUBMITTER: Gulshan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6052485 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature