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Leonard P. Guarente

April 12, 2024

Leonard Pershing Guarente (born 1952) is an American biologist best known for his research on life span extension in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, roundworms (Caenorhabditis elegans), and mice.[2][3] He is a Novartis Professor of Biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[4]

Leonard P. Guarente
Born1952 (age 71–72)[1]
Revere, Massachusetts, U.S.[1]
Alma materHarvard University
Scientific career
ThesisGenetics of Transcription Termination (1979)
Doctoral studentsBrian K. Kennedy
Matt Kaeberlein
Websiteweb.mit.edu/biology/guarente/

Early life and education edit

Leonard Guarente was born and raised in Revere, Massachusetts and was the first person in his family to attend college, when he started his undergraduate work at MIT in 1970.[5] He earned his Ph.D. at MIT, studying under Jon Beckwith and Mark Ptashne.[6] He did a post doc at Harvard.[7]

Science edit

MIT hired Guarente and he opened his own lab in 1981;[6] he earned tenure there in 1986.[5] For the first nine years, his lab studied gene regulation in yeast.[5][6]

In 1991 his lab started to study genes involved in aging.[5] In 1993, Cynthia Kenyon's lab at UCSF discovered that a single-gene mutation in (Daf-2) could double the lifespan of C. elegans. That same year, David Sinclair joined the Guarente lab, and they developed the hypothesis that caloric restriction slows aging by activation of sirtuins.[8] The Kenyon and Guarente labs came to lead the field studying the genetics of aging.[9]

In 1995 the Guarente lab identified the gene SIR4 (Silent information regulator 4) as a longevity regulator. When SIR4 was mutated in a single cell organism S. cerevisiae longevity was extended.[10] It was later determined that the complex of SIR2 and SIR4 are responsible for longevity phenotype,[11] and that over-expression of SIR2 alone was sufficient to extend lifespan. Moreover, scientists in Guarente laboratory determined that SIR2 is necessary for longevity extension by calorie restriction.[12]

In 1999, Guarente and Kenyon became co-founders of Elixir Pharmaceuticals, which aimed to develop drugs targeting sirtuin;[8] Guarente left the company seven years later after he disagreed with venture capitalists who had gained control of the company about the focus of the company.[13]

In 2000 the Guarente laboratory published work identifying SIR2's activity as a NAD+-dependent protein deacetylase. This NAD dependence explained how SIR2 could connect diet to physiology and suggested the mechanism by which calorie restriction could extend the lifespan of some organisms.[14]

Guarente made the case that involvement of SIR2 in metabolism and lifespan is conserved in other organisms. In round worm, Guarente reported that Caenorhabditis elegans, expression of SIR2 (sir2.1) is sufficient to extend longevity[15] and in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, overexpression of SIR2 was also reported to extended lifespan.[16] However, other groups have disputed this finding and showed that SIR2-expression does not cause lifespan extension in worms or flies.[17] Overexpression of SIRT1 (mammalian sir2 homolog) does not extend lifespan.[18] Several of Guarente's high profile publications on SIRT1 have been retracted or corrected.[19]

Guarente wrote an autobiography in 2003 titled Ageless Quest: One Scientist's Search for Genes That Prolong Youth.

Guarente's rivalry with Sinclair, which began in 2002 when Sinclair challenged Guarante's description of how sir2 might be involved in aging at a scientific meeting at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, was the subject of an article in Science in 2004.[20]

In 2014 Guarente co-founded the dietary supplement company Elysium Health.[13][21]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Bolino, August C. (2012). Men of Massachusetts: Bay State Contributors to American Society. p. 426. ISBN 978-1-4759-3376-5.
  2. ^ "Popular paper by famous longevity researcher gets mega-correction". Retraction Watch. March 8, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  3. ^ "Leonard Guarente". Big Think. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  4. ^ "Leonard P. Guarente | MIT Biology". biology.mit.edu. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d Trafton, Anne (September 15, 2009). "In Profile: Leonard Guarente". MIT News Office.
  6. ^ a b c Wade, Nicholas (September 26, 2000). "Scientist at Work: Leonard Guarente; Searching for Genes to Slow the Hands of Biological Time". The New York Times.
  7. ^ Johnson, Thomas E. (April 2004). "Book Reviews: The Start of Anti-Aging Medicine?". The Gerontologist. 44 (2): 270–273. doi:10.1093/geront/44.2.270. ISSN 1758-5341.
  8. ^ a b Duncan, David Ewing (August 15, 2007). "The Enthusiast". MIT Technology Review.
  9. ^ Solomon, Lewis D. (2017). The Quest for Human Longevity: Science, Business, and Public Policy. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-47559-4.
  10. ^ Kennedy, B.K.; et al. (1995). "Mutation in the silencing gene SIR4 can delay aging in S. cerevisiae". Cell. 80 (3): 485–96. doi:10.1016/0092-8674(95)90499-9. PMID 7859289.
  11. ^ Kaeberlein, M., M. McVey, and L. Guarente (1999). "The SIR2/3/4 complex and SIR2 alone promote longevity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by two different mechanisms". Genes Dev. 13 (19): 2570–80. doi:10.1101/gad.13.19.2570. PMC 317077. PMID 10521401.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ Lin, S.J., P.A. Defossez, and L. Guarente (2000). "Requirement of NAD and SIR2 for life-span extension by calorie restriction in Saccharomyces cerevisiae". Science. 289 (5487): 2126–8. Bibcode:2000Sci...289.2126L. doi:10.1126/science.289.5487.2126. PMID 11000115. S2CID 26330861.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ a b Wallace, Benjamin. "An MIT Scientist Claims That This Pill Is the Fountain of Youth". New York Magazine.
  14. ^ Imai, S.; et al. (2000). "Transcriptional silencing and longevity protein Sir2 is an NAD-dependent histone deacetylase". Nature. 403 (6771): 795–800. Bibcode:2000Natur.403..795I. doi:10.1038/35001622. PMID 10693811. S2CID 2967911.
  15. ^ Tissenbaum, H.A.; L. Guarente (2001). "Increased dosage of a sir-2 gene extends lifespan in Caenorhabditis elegans". Nature. 410 (6825): 227–30. Bibcode:2001Natur.410..227T. doi:10.1038/35065638. PMID 11242085. S2CID 4356885.
  16. ^ Rogina, B.; S.L. Helfand (2004). "Sir2 mediates longevity in the fly through a pathway related to calorie restriction". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 101 (45): 15998–6003. Bibcode:2004PNAS..10115998R. doi:10.1073/pnas.0404184101. PMC 528752. PMID 15520384.
  17. ^ Burnett, Camilla; Valentini, Sara; Cabreiro, Filipe; Goss, Martin; Somogyvári, Milán; Piper, Matthew D.; Hoddinott, Matthew; Sutphin, George L.; Leko, Vid (September 21, 2011). "Absence of effects of Sir2 over-expression on lifespan in C. elegans and Drosophila". Nature. 477 (7365): 482–485. Bibcode:2011Natur.477..482B. doi:10.1038/nature10296. ISSN 0028-0836. PMC 3188402. PMID 21938067.
  18. ^ Bordone, L.; et al. (2007). "SIRT1 transgenic mice show phenotypes resembling calorie restriction". Aging Cell. 6 (6): 759–67. doi:10.1111/j.1474-9726.2007.00335.x. PMID 17877786. S2CID 16071943.
  19. ^ Palus, Shannon (March 8, 2016). "Popular paper by famous longevity researcher gets mega-correction". Retraction Watch. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  20. ^ Couzin, J (February 27, 2004). "Scientific community. Aging research's family feud". Science. 303 (5662): 1276–9. doi:10.1126/science.303.5662.1276. PMID 14988530. S2CID 161459205.
  21. ^ Ramsey, Lydia. "A startup that's developed an anti-aging supplement just raised $20 million". Business Insider.

External links edit

  • Guarente Lab

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leonard, guarente, leonard, pershing, guarente, born, 1952, american, biologist, best, known, research, life, span, extension, budding, yeast, saccharomyces, cerevisiae, roundworms, caenorhabditis, elegans, mice, novartis, professor, biology, massachusetts, in. Leonard Pershing Guarente born 1952 is an American biologist best known for his research on life span extension in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae roundworms Caenorhabditis elegans and mice 2 3 He is a Novartis Professor of Biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4 Leonard P GuarenteBorn1952 age 71 72 1 Revere Massachusetts U S 1 Alma materHarvard UniversityScientific careerThesisGenetics of Transcription Termination 1979 Doctoral studentsBrian K KennedyMatt KaeberleinWebsiteweb wbr mit wbr edu wbr biology wbr guarente wbr Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Science 3 References 4 External linksEarly life and education editLeonard Guarente was born and raised in Revere Massachusetts and was the first person in his family to attend college when he started his undergraduate work at MIT in 1970 5 He earned his Ph D at MIT studying under Jon Beckwith and Mark Ptashne 6 He did a post doc at Harvard 7 Science editMIT hired Guarente and he opened his own lab in 1981 6 he earned tenure there in 1986 5 For the first nine years his lab studied gene regulation in yeast 5 6 In 1991 his lab started to study genes involved in aging 5 In 1993 Cynthia Kenyon s lab at UCSF discovered that a single gene mutation in Daf 2 could double the lifespan of C elegans That same year David Sinclair joined the Guarente lab and they developed the hypothesis that caloric restriction slows aging by activation of sirtuins 8 The Kenyon and Guarente labs came to lead the field studying the genetics of aging 9 In 1995 the Guarente lab identified the gene SIR4 Silent information regulator 4 as a longevity regulator When SIR4 was mutated in a single cell organism S cerevisiae longevity was extended 10 It was later determined that the complex of SIR2 and SIR4 are responsible for longevity phenotype 11 and that over expression of SIR2 alone was sufficient to extend lifespan Moreover scientists in Guarente laboratory determined that SIR2 is necessary for longevity extension by calorie restriction 12 In 1999 Guarente and Kenyon became co founders of Elixir Pharmaceuticals which aimed to develop drugs targeting sirtuin 8 Guarente left the company seven years later after he disagreed with venture capitalists who had gained control of the company about the focus of the company 13 In 2000 the Guarente laboratory published work identifying SIR2 s activity as a NAD dependent protein deacetylase This NAD dependence explained how SIR2 could connect diet to physiology and suggested the mechanism by which calorie restriction could extend the lifespan of some organisms 14 Guarente made the case that involvement of SIR2 in metabolism and lifespan is conserved in other organisms In round worm Guarente reported that Caenorhabditis elegans expression of SIR2 sir2 1 is sufficient to extend longevity 15 and in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster overexpression of SIR2 was also reported to extended lifespan 16 However other groups have disputed this finding and showed that SIR2 expression does not cause lifespan extension in worms or flies 17 Overexpression of SIRT1 mammalian sir2 homolog does not extend lifespan 18 Several of Guarente s high profile publications on SIRT1 have been retracted or corrected 19 Guarente wrote an autobiography in 2003 titled Ageless Quest One Scientist s Search for Genes That Prolong Youth Guarente s rivalry with Sinclair which began in 2002 when Sinclair challenged Guarante s description of how sir2 might be involved in aging at a scientific meeting at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory was the subject of an article in Science in 2004 20 In 2014 Guarente co founded the dietary supplement company Elysium Health 13 21 References edit a b Bolino August C 2012 Men of Massachusetts Bay State Contributors to American Society p 426 ISBN 978 1 4759 3376 5 Popular paper by famous longevity researcher gets mega correction Retraction Watch March 8 2016 Retrieved August 13 2017 Leonard Guarente Big Think Retrieved August 13 2017 Leonard P Guarente MIT Biology biology mit edu Retrieved August 13 2017 a b c d Trafton Anne September 15 2009 In Profile Leonard Guarente MIT News Office a b c Wade Nicholas September 26 2000 Scientist at Work Leonard Guarente Searching for Genes to Slow the Hands of Biological Time The New York Times Johnson Thomas E April 2004 Book Reviews The Start of Anti Aging Medicine The Gerontologist 44 2 270 273 doi 10 1093 geront 44 2 270 ISSN 1758 5341 a b Duncan David Ewing August 15 2007 The Enthusiast MIT Technology Review Solomon Lewis D 2017 The Quest for Human Longevity Science Business and Public Policy Routledge ISBN 978 1 351 47559 4 Kennedy B K et al 1995 Mutation in the silencing gene SIR4 can delay aging in S cerevisiae Cell 80 3 485 96 doi 10 1016 0092 8674 95 90499 9 PMID 7859289 Kaeberlein M M McVey and L Guarente 1999 The SIR2 3 4 complex and SIR2 alone promote longevity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by two different mechanisms Genes Dev 13 19 2570 80 doi 10 1101 gad 13 19 2570 PMC 317077 PMID 10521401 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Lin S J P A Defossez and L Guarente 2000 Requirement of NAD and SIR2 for life span extension by calorie restriction in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Science 289 5487 2126 8 Bibcode 2000Sci 289 2126L doi 10 1126 science 289 5487 2126 PMID 11000115 S2CID 26330861 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link a b Wallace Benjamin An MIT Scientist Claims That This Pill Is the Fountain of Youth New York Magazine Imai S et al 2000 Transcriptional silencing and longevity protein Sir2 is an NAD dependent histone deacetylase Nature 403 6771 795 800 Bibcode 2000Natur 403 795I doi 10 1038 35001622 PMID 10693811 S2CID 2967911 Tissenbaum H A L Guarente 2001 Increased dosage of a sir 2 gene extends lifespan in Caenorhabditis elegans Nature 410 6825 227 30 Bibcode 2001Natur 410 227T doi 10 1038 35065638 PMID 11242085 S2CID 4356885 Rogina B S L Helfand 2004 Sir2 mediates longevity in the fly through a pathway related to calorie restriction Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 101 45 15998 6003 Bibcode 2004PNAS 10115998R doi 10 1073 pnas 0404184101 PMC 528752 PMID 15520384 Burnett Camilla Valentini Sara Cabreiro Filipe Goss Martin Somogyvari Milan Piper Matthew D Hoddinott Matthew Sutphin George L Leko Vid September 21 2011 Absence of effects of Sir2 over expression on lifespan in C elegans and Drosophila Nature 477 7365 482 485 Bibcode 2011Natur 477 482B doi 10 1038 nature10296 ISSN 0028 0836 PMC 3188402 PMID 21938067 Bordone L et al 2007 SIRT1 transgenic mice show phenotypes resembling calorie restriction Aging Cell 6 6 759 67 doi 10 1111 j 1474 9726 2007 00335 x PMID 17877786 S2CID 16071943 Palus Shannon March 8 2016 Popular paper by famous longevity researcher gets mega correction Retraction Watch Retrieved April 2 2019 Couzin J February 27 2004 Scientific community Aging research s family feud Science 303 5662 1276 9 doi 10 1126 science 303 5662 1276 PMID 14988530 S2CID 161459205 Ramsey Lydia A startup that s developed an anti aging supplement just raised 20 million Business Insider External links editGuarente Lab Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leonard P Guarente amp oldid 1192044208, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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