The secreted Klotho protein restores phosphate retention and suppresses accelerated aging in Klotho mutant mice.

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Klotho was identified as the responsible gene in a mutant mouse line whose disruption results in a variety of premature aging-related phenotypes. Nonetheless, the related mechanisms were still unknown. Many studies report that dietary phosphate restriction and genetic ablation of vitamin D pathways indirectly reverse premature aging processes in these mice. Furthermore, transgenic overexpression of klotho in mice...

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