Senescence-associated beta-galactosidase
Senescence-associated beta-galactosidase (SA-β-gal or SABG) is a hypothetical hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of β-galactosides into monosaccharides only in senescent cells. Senescence-associated beta-galactosidase, along with p16Ink4A, is regarded to be a biomarker of cellular senescence.[1][2]
| galactosidase, beta 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identifiers | |||||||
| Symbol | GLB1 | ||||||
| Alt. symbols | SA-β-Gal | ||||||
| NCBI gene | 2720 | ||||||
| HGNC | 4298 | ||||||
| OMIM | 611458 | ||||||
| RefSeq | NM_000404 | ||||||
| UniProt | P16278 | ||||||
| Other data | |||||||
| EC number | 3.2.1.23 | ||||||
| Locus | Chr. 3 p22.3 | ||||||
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Its existence was proposed in 1995 by Dimri et al.[3] following the observation that when beta-galactosidase assays were carried out at pH 6.0, only cells in senescence state develop staining. They proposed a cytochemical assay based on production of a blue-dyed precipitate that results from the cleavage of the chromogenic substrate X-Gal, which stains blue when cleaved by galactosidase. Since then, even more specific quantitative assays were developed for its detection at pH 6.0.[4][5][6]
Today this phenomenon is explained by the overexpression and accumulation of the endogenous lysosomal beta-galactosidase specifically in senescent cells.[7] Its expression is not required for senescence.[7] However, it remains as the most widely used biomarker for senescent and aging cells, because it is easy to detect and reliable both in situ and in vitro.
References
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- Dimri GP, Lee X, Basile G, Acosta M, Scott G, Roskelley C, Medrano EE, Linskens M, Rubelj I, Pereira-Smith O (September 1995). "A biomarker that identifies senescent human cells in culture and in aging skin in vivo". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 92 (20): 9363–7. Bibcode:1995PNAS...92.9363D. doi:10.1073/pnas.92.20.9363. PMC 40985. PMID 7568133.
- Bassaneze V, Miyakawa AA, Krieger JE (January 2008). "A quantitative chemiluminescent method for studying replicative and stress-induced premature senescence in cell cultures". Anal. Biochem. 372 (2): 198–203. doi:10.1016/j.ab.2007.08.016. PMID 17920029.
- Gary RK, Kindell SM (August 2005). "Quantitative assay of senescence-associated beta-galactosidase activity in mammalian cell extracts". Anal. Biochem. 343 (2): 329–34. doi:10.1016/j.ab.2005.06.003. PMID 16004951.
- Itahana K, Campisi J, Dimri GP (2007). Methods to detect biomarkers of cellular senescence: the senescence-associated beta-galactosidase assay. Methods in Molecular Biology. Vol. 371. Humana Press. pp. 21–31. doi:10.1007/978-1-59745-361-5_3. ISBN 978-1-58829-658-0. PMID 17634571.
- Lee BY, Han JA, Im JS, Morrone A, Johung K, Goodwin EC, Kleijer WJ, DiMaio D, Hwang ES (April 2006). "Senescence-associated beta-galactosidase is lysosomal beta-galactosidase". Aging Cell. 5 (2): 187–95. doi:10.1111/j.1474-9726.2006.00199.x. hdl:2158/216175. PMID 16626397. S2CID 82432911.
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