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abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: Vaccinia virus–related kinase (VRK) is an evolutionarily conserved nuclear
    protein kinase. VRK-1, the single Caenorhabditis elegans VRK ortholog, functions
    in cell division and germline proliferation. However, the role of VRK-1 in postmitotic
    cells and adult life span remains unknown. Here, we show that VRK-1 increases
    organismal longevity by activating the cellular energy sensor, AMP-activated protein
    kinase (AMPK), via direct phosphorylation. We found that overexpression of vrk-1
    in the soma of adult C. elegans increased life span and, conversely, inhibition
    of vrk-1 decreased life span. In addition, vrk-1 was required for longevity conferred
    by mutations that inhibit C. elegans mitochondrial respiration, which requires
    AMPK. VRK-1 directly phosphorylated and up-regulated AMPK in both C. elegans and
    cultured human cells. Thus, our data show that the somatic nuclear kinase, VRK-1,
    promotes longevity through AMPK activation, and this function appears to be conserved
    between C. elegans and humans.
acknowledgement: 'This research was supported by grants NRF-2019R1A3B2067745 and NRF-2017R1A5A1015366
  funded by the Korean Government (MSIT) through the National Research Foundation
  (NRF) of Korea to S.-J.V.L. and by grant Basic Science Research Program (No. 2019R1A2C2009440)
  funded by the Korean Government (MSIT) through the NRF of Korea to K.-T.K. '
article_number: aaw7824
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Sangsoon
  full_name: Park, Sangsoon
  last_name: Park
- first_name: Murat
  full_name: Artan, Murat
  id: C407B586-6052-11E9-B3AE-7006E6697425
  last_name: Artan
  orcid: 0000-0001-8945-6992
- first_name: Seung Hyun
  full_name: Han, Seung Hyun
  last_name: Han
- first_name: Hae-Eun H.
  full_name: Park, Hae-Eun H.
  last_name: Park
- first_name: Yoonji
  full_name: Jung, Yoonji
  last_name: Jung
- first_name: Ara B.
  full_name: Hwang, Ara B.
  last_name: Hwang
- first_name: Won Sik
  full_name: Shin, Won Sik
  last_name: Shin
- first_name: Kyong-Tai
  full_name: Kim, Kyong-Tai
  last_name: Kim
- first_name: Seung-Jae V.
  full_name: Lee, Seung-Jae V.
  last_name: Lee
citation:
  ama: Park S, Artan M, Han SH, et al. VRK-1 extends life span by activation of AMPK
    via phosphorylation. <i>Science Advances</i>. 2020;6(27). doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aaw7824">10.1126/sciadv.aaw7824</a>
  apa: Park, S., Artan, M., Han, S. H., Park, H.-E. H., Jung, Y., Hwang, A. B., …
    Lee, S.-J. V. (2020). VRK-1 extends life span by activation of AMPK via phosphorylation.
    <i>Science Advances</i>. American Association for the Advancement of Science.
    <a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aaw7824">https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aaw7824</a>
  chicago: Park, Sangsoon, Murat Artan, Seung Hyun Han, Hae-Eun H. Park, Yoonji Jung,
    Ara B. Hwang, Won Sik Shin, Kyong-Tai Kim, and Seung-Jae V. Lee. “VRK-1 Extends
    Life Span by Activation of AMPK via Phosphorylation.” <i>Science Advances</i>.
    American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2020. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aaw7824">https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aaw7824</a>.
  ieee: S. Park <i>et al.</i>, “VRK-1 extends life span by activation of AMPK via
    phosphorylation,” <i>Science Advances</i>, vol. 6, no. 27. American Association
    for the Advancement of Science, 2020.
  ista: Park S, Artan M, Han SH, Park H-EH, Jung Y, Hwang AB, Shin WS, Kim K-T, Lee
    S-JV. 2020. VRK-1 extends life span by activation of AMPK via phosphorylation.
    Science Advances. 6(27), aaw7824.
  mla: Park, Sangsoon, et al. “VRK-1 Extends Life Span by Activation of AMPK via Phosphorylation.”
    <i>Science Advances</i>, vol. 6, no. 27, aaw7824, American Association for the
    Advancement of Science, 2020, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aaw7824">10.1126/sciadv.aaw7824</a>.
  short: S. Park, M. Artan, S.H. Han, H.-E.H. Park, Y. Jung, A.B. Hwang, W.S. Shin,
    K.-T. Kim, S.-J.V. Lee, Science Advances 6 (2020).
date_created: 2024-03-04T09:41:57Z
date_published: 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2024-03-04T09:52:09Z
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title: VRK-1 extends life span by activation of AMPK via phosphorylation
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