Exploring life-long tissue homeostasis through lineage tracing and cell transplantation
Rozenberg, I.; Atlan, T.; Franek, R.; Moses, E.; Oron-Gottesman, A.; Chrzanowski, H.; Harel, I.
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The antagonistic pleiotropy theory of aging predicts functional trade-offs between early-life and late-life fitness. However, empirical evidence for these trade-offs in vertebrates remains scarce, particularly in the context of ecologically relevant life histories. Here, we identify vestigial-like 3 (vgll3), a transcription cofactor previously linked with age at maturity in humans and Atlantic salmon through GWAS studies, as an antagonistically pleiotropic gene in turquoise killifish (Nothobranchius furzeri). By disrupting two conserved vgll3 isoforms, we show that reduction of vgll3, in an isoform- or dose-dependent manner, accelerated male growth and reproductive development. This indicates that vgll3 regulates sexual maturity. However, early-life benefits come at a late-life cost, as older mutant males with a disrupted long isoform develop melanoma-like tumors, validated via transplantation into immunodeficient rag2 models, and exhibit increased age-related mortality rate. These findings highlight vgll3 as a key regulator of vertebrate life-history trade-offs, balancing early-life fitness with late-life disease risks.
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