We observed that the transient induction of mtDNA double strand breaks (DSBs) in cultured cells led to activation of cell cycle arrest proteins (p21/p53 pathway) and decreased cell growth, mediated through reactive oxygen species (ROS). To investigate this process in vivo we developed a mouse model where we could transiently induce mtDNA DSBs ubiquitously. This transient mtDNA damage in mice caused an accelerated aging phenotype, preferentially affecting proliferating tissues. One of the earliest phenotypes was accelerated thymus shrinkage by apoptosis and differentiation into adipose tissue, mimicking age-related thymic involution. This phenotype was accompanied by increased ROS and activation of cell cycle arrest proteins. Treatment with antioxidants improved the phenotype but the knocking out of p21 or p53 did not. Our results demonstrate that transient mtDNA DSBs can accelerate aging of certain tissues by increasing ROS. Surprisingly, this mtDNA DSB-associated senescence phenotype does not require p21/p53, even if this pathway is activated in the process.
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