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Age-associated oxidative damage leads to absence of gamma-cystathionase in over 50% of rat lenses: relevance in cataractogenesis.

Authors: Sastre, J  Martin, JA  Gomez-Cabrera, MC  Pereda, J  Borras, C  Pallardo, FV  Vina, J 
Citation: Sastre J, etal., Free Radic Biol Med. 2005 Mar 1;38(5):575-82.
RGD ID: 1600763
Pubmed: PMID:15683713   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2004.11.029   (Journal Full-text)

Oxidative damage to lens proteins and glutathione depletion play a major role in the development of senile cataract. We previously found that a deficiency in gamma-cystathionase activity may be responsible for glutathione depletion in old lenses. The aims of this study were: (1) to investigate the mechanism that causes the age-related deficiency in gamma-cystathionase activity in the eye lens, and (2) to determine the role of gamma-cystathionase deficiency in cataractogenesis. Two populations of old rats were found, one (56%) whose lenses lacked gamma-cystathionase activity and the rest that exhibited detectable enzyme activity. gamma-Cystathionase protein was absent in lenses from old rats without gamma-cystathionase activity. Oxidative stress targeted gamma-cystathionase in the eye lens upon aging, since the enzyme contained more carbonyl groups in old lenses than in young ones. gamma-Cystathionase mRNA was also markedly reduced in old lenses, thus contributing to the age-associated deficiency in gamma-cystathionase. Inhibition of gamma-cystathionase activity caused glutathione depletion in lenses and led to cataractogenesis in vitro. In conclusion, the lack of gamma-cystathionase activity in over 50% of old lenses is due to decreased gene expression and proteolytic degradation of the oxidized enzyme. This results in a high risk for the development of senile cataract.

RGD Manual Disease Annotations    Click to see Annotation Detail View
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
cataract  ISOCth (Rattus norvegicus)1600763; 1600763 RGD 
cataract  IDA 1600763 RGD 

Gene Ontology Annotations    Click to see Annotation Detail View

Biological Process
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
glutathione metabolic process  IMP 1600763 RGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Cth  (cystathionine gamma-lyase)

Genes (Mus musculus)
Cth  (cystathionine gamma lyase)

Genes (Homo sapiens)
CTH  (cystathionine gamma-lyase)


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