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Mutation of the mouse klotho gene leads to a syndrome resembling ageing
Makoto Kuro-o,Matsumura Yutaka,Hiroki Aizawa,Hiroshi Kawaguchi,Tatsuo Suga,Toshihiro Utsugi,Yoshio Ohyama,Masahiko Kurabayashi,Tadashi Kaname,Eisuke Kume,Hitoshi Iwasaki,Akihiro Iida,Takako Shiraki-Iida,Satoshi Nishikawa,Ryozo Nagai,Ryozo Nagai,Yo-ichi Nabeshima +16 more
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A new gene, termed klotho, has been identified that is involved in the suppression of several ageing phenotypes in the mouse, and may function as part of a signalling pathway that regulates ageing in vivo and morbidity in age-related diseases.Abstract:
A new gene, termed klotho, has been identified that is involved in the suppression of several ageing phenotypes. A defect in klotho gene expression in the mouse results in a syndrome that resembles human ageing, including a short lifespan, infertility, arteriosclerosis, skin atrophy, osteoporosis and emphysema. The gene encodes a membrane protein that shares sequence similarity with the β-glucosidase enzymes. The klotho gene product may function as part of a signalling pathway that regulates ageing in vivo and morbidity in age-related diseases.read more
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Four faces of cellular senescence
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FGF23 induces left ventricular hypertrophy
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TL;DR: It is reported that elevated FGF23 levels are independently associated with LVH in a large, racially diverse CKD cohort and suggested that chronically elevated F GF23 levels contribute directly to high rates of LVH and mortality in individuals with CKD.
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Klotho converts canonical FGF receptor into a specific receptor for FGF23
Itaru Urakawa,Yuji Yamazaki,Takashi Shimada,Kousuke Iijima,Hisashi Hasegawa,Katsuya Okawa,Toshiro Fujita,Seiji Fukumoto,Takeyoshi Yamashita +8 more
TL;DR: It is shown that a previously undescribed receptor conversion by Klotho, a senescence-related molecule, generates the FGF23 receptor, and insights into the diversity and specificity of interactions between FGF and FGF receptors are provided.
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The FGF family: biology, pathophysiology and therapy.
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Suppression of Aging in Mice by the Hormone Klotho
Hiroshi Kurosu,Masaya Yamamoto,Jeremy D. Clark,Johanne Pastor,Animesh Nandi,Prem Gurnani,Owen P. McGuinness,Hirotaka Chikuda,Masayuki Yamaguchi,Hiroshi Kawaguchi,Iichiro Shimomura,Yoshiharu Takayama,Joachim Herz,C. Ronald Kahn,Kevin P. Rosenblatt,Makoto Kuro-o +15 more
TL;DR: It is shown that overexpression of Klotho in mice extends life span and it is suggested that Klotha-mediated inhibition of insulin and IGF1 signaling contributes to its anti-aging properties.
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