Factors

We need to know every factor which determines lifespan.

Lifespan factors often but not always originate from defined genetic elements. They are not just genes, by definition they can be anything for which a Classifications schema can be build for that is related to the regulation of lifespan, such entities may include Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism, transcript variants, proteins and their complexes, compounds (i.e. small molecules like metabolites and drugs), etc. A factor should be based on a defined molecular entity or genomic position and been classified. It shall be highly flexible and scalable Concept.

While individual lifespan factors within each species or precise defined molecular entities will be captured within the Lifespan App, Data Entries of the Data App may summarize for instance the relevance of each factor class (e.g. homologous group; chemical derivate of related structure and properties, etc.) as well as draw overall conclusions. o

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  • symbol name observation species
    sty1 Deleting sty1 cancels out chronological lifespan extension and enhanced heat stress resistance by DR. Sty1 (phosphorylated) and Sty1-dependent gene transcription (atf1, gpx1, cta1, fbp1) is activated during DR in the stationary phase, but are barely activated in glucose rich medium [20075862]. Fission yeast
    wis1 Constitutive active mutation of wis1 extends chronological lifespan and there is no further beneficial effect of DR [20075862]. Fission yeast
    LAT1 LAT1 is suggested to play a role in lifespan extension of DR. Deleting LAT1 abolishes replicative lifespan extension induced by 0.5% and 0.05% glucose restriction. In contrast, overexpressing Lat1 extends replicative lifespan, and this lifespan extension was not further increased by 0.5% glucose restriction. Similar to DR, replicative lifespan extension by LAT1 overexpression largely requires mitochondrial respiration [17200108]. Overexpressing LAT1 extends lifespan (20% mean lifespan increase) and this lifespan extension is not further increased by DR. Similar to DR, lifespan extension by Lat1 overexpression largely requires mitochondrial respiration indicating mitochondrial metabolism plays an important role in DR. Interestingly, LAT1 overexpression does not require the Sir2 family to extend lifespan. Lat1 is also a limiting longevity factor in non-dividing cells in that overexpressing LAT1 extends cell survival during prolonged culture at stationary phase. Budding yeast
    SCH9 Transposon-mediated mutagenesis of SCH9, which encodes for a serine threonine kinase homologous to Akt/PKB, increases resistance to oxidants and thermal stress as well as extends chronological lifespan by 30%. SCH9 deletion increases chronological lifespan by up to threefold. Stress-resistance transcription factors Msn2/Msn4 and protein kinase Rim15 are required for this life-extension. Deletion of the mitochondrial antioxidant enzyme superoxide dismutase gene SOD2 prevents the increased chronological lifespan caused by SCH9 deletion [11292860]. Mutations that decrease the activity of the Ras/Cyr1/PKA pathway also extend longevity and increase stress resistance by activating transcription factors Msn2/Msn4 and Sod2 [12855292]. SCH9 deletion mutants exhibit more than 3-fold extension of chronological lifespan. By day 9 of medium depletion all the wild-type cells were dead while 50% sch9 mutants survived [17710147]. Deletion of SCH9 also increases resistance to heat shock and oxidative stress [11292860], and increases replicative lifespan by 18% (in DBY746) [12586694]. SCH9 deletion increases the replicative lifespan by 40% in the alpha strain [18340043] and increases mean chronological lifespan by 97 - 246% (97, 133, 154, 226, 246) in diploid cells [21447998]. Mutation or deletion of SCH9 increases resistance to oxidants and extends chronological lifespan [11292860; 16286010]. The extended lifespan of SCH9 deletion mutants is not further extended by low glucose DR and is independent of Sir2 [16293764]. Deletion of RIM15 or GIS1 reverses chronological lifespan extension associated with sch9Delta. Water restriction further increases chronological lifespan of sch9Delta [18225956]. Deletion of SCH9 results in a longer chronological lifespan [21076178]. Budding yeast
    CG11015 CG11015 is translational upregulated upon DR. Under rich nutritional conditions lifespan of CG11015 RNAi treated animals is indistinguishable from that of controls, while upon DR, lifespan extension is diminished in males and females [19804760]. Fruit fly
    Cbs Ubiquitous or neuron-specific transgenic overexpression of Cbs enhances longevity in fully-fed animals. Cbs RNAi partially abrogates increased lifespan by DR, but has no effect on fully fed animals. Cbs upregulation is required for increased lifespan under low-nutrient conditions. Response of male flies to DR is muted in comparison with females. Adult-specific ubiquitous expression of Cbs is sufficient to increase female mean and maximum lifespan by 12 - 43% and 10%, respectively. Males, whose lifespan is relatively less affected by DR, exhibite a smaller, but still significant increase in lifespan by 7% upon Cbs overexpression. Neuronal overexpression also increases lifespan, albeit modestly (approximately 12% mean and 15% maximum lifespan extension), whereas overexpression in the fat body and in the gut has no effect [21930912]. Fruit fly
    phi-50 RNA interference of phi-50 decreases mean lifespan by 29% and suppresses lifespan extension by isp-1 and eat-2 mutation but does not significantly affect lifespan extension by daf-2 [22829775]. Nematode
    SWH1 SWH1 (alias OSH1) deletion mutants have an extended replicative lifespan (p=0.02) and DR does not increase the long lifespan of SWH1 deletion mutants [Xia et al. unpublished]. Budding yeast
    YDL180W YDL180W deletion impairs DR-mediated replicative lifespan extension, but does not change lifespan on AL significantly [22912585]. Budding yeast
    CG13890 Overexpression of CG13890 (DCI) throughout the whole body increases mean and median lifespan by 35 and 31%, but decreases maximum lifespan by 6%, increases stress resistant (to paraquat and starvation), consistently reduces the mortality rate across adult ages and reduces the lifespan extension of DR by 15% [22997544]. CG6783 overexpression increases the dFOXO nuclear localization in the fat-body. mRNA levels of dFOXO target genes l(2)efl and 4E-BP in the adult whole bodies increases in response to overexpression of CG6783 [22997544]. Fruit fly
    p53 Overexpression of wild-type p53 during adult life has no significant effect on lifespan. Expression of dominant-negative versions of p53 in adult neurons extends lifespan by 58% in females and by 32% in males and increases resistance to genotoxic stress and resistance to oxidative stress, but not to starvation or heat stress, while not affecting egg production or physical activity. Dominant negative p53 expression cancels out lifespan extension effect of DR, low calorie-food (5% SY). Muscle or fat body specific expression of a dominant negative form of p53 as well as globally lack of p53 decreases lifespan [16303568]. Loss of p53 activity slightly shortens the lifespan. Mutants that lack p53 survive well up to 50 days, but mortality rate increases relative to wild-type at later ages. p53 mutant animals are extremely sensitive to irradiation [12935877]. Expression of dominant-negative (DN) form of p53 in adult neurons, but not in muscle or fat body cells, extends median lifespan by 19% and maximum lifespan by 8%. The lifespan of dietary-restricted flies is not further extended by simultaneously expressing DN-DMp53 in the nervous system, indicating that a decrease in Dmp53 activity may be part of the DR lifespan-extending effect. Selective expression of DN-Dmp53 in only the 14 insulin-producing cell (IPCs) in the brain extends lifespan to the same extent as expression in all neurons and this lifespan extension is not additive with DR [17686972]. Fruit fly
    Sir2 Overexpression of Sir2 (alias dSir2) extends lifespan by up to 57% and specifically median lifespan by 40-60%, whereas a decrease in Sir2 activity by mutation blocks the life-extending effect of caloric reduction or rpd3 mutations [15520384]. rpd3 mutants fed normal food and wild-type fed a low-calorie diet increase dSir2 expression two-fold [12459580]. Sir2 mutation does not reduce lifespan under AL. Ubiquitous Sir2 overexpression causes a 4-fold increase in Sir2 mRNA expression and an up to 57% increase in average lifespan (29% for females and 18% for males). A 10 - 20% increase in Sir2 mRNA levels causes no lifespan extension. High levels of Sir2 protein is found in nuclei of neurons and in nuclei and cytoplasm of fat body cells. Neuronal Sir2 overexpression extends average lifespan by 52% in females and 20% in males. Motor-neuronal specific expression fails to cause lifespan extension. Flies with no or with several decreased Sir2 gene function have no lifespan extension under DR. DR fails to cause further increase in lifespan or even reduces lifespan toward normal of Sir2 overexpression mutants. Mild Sir2 overexpression in the fat-body extends lifespan and reduces relative body fat content in both males and females [22661237]. Sir2 in the adult fat body regulates longevity in a diet-depending manner. A diet-dependent lifespan phenotype of Sir2 perturbations (both knockdown and overexpression) in the fat-body, but not in muscles, negates the effects of background genetic mutants. Sir2 knockdown abrogates fat-body dFoxo-dependent lifespan extension [23246004]. Decreased expression of Sir2 and Sir2-like genes in all cells causes lethality during development. Suppression of the Sir2 in neurons decreases the median lifespan by 10-30%, while ubiquitinous silinecing of the Sir2-like genes shortens lifespan. The effects are server at 28°C that at 25°C [17159295]. Fruit fly
    CG5389 RNAi of complex V subunit CG5389 results in increased mean longevity under standard laboratory food conditions (3% yeast) in males. RNAi started from the development results in a mild lifespan increase in both sexes (3-11% in females and 3-8% in males). Post-developmental RNAi and silencing limited to neurons has variable effects with reduction in lifespan of up to 9% [19747824]. Under rich media conditions CG5389 knockdown throughout development and adulthood increases mean lifespan by 26% and abolished the lifespan extension by DR (started in the adulthood) in males. Suppression of CG5389 only during the adulthood either via RNAi by tub-GS or via oligomycin (a specific inhibitor of complex V) feeding prevents an increase in longevity under DR (started in the adulthood) in males [19968629]. Fruit fly
    Thor Null mutation in Thor (alias d4E-BP) causes a significant decrease in longevity (-25% median lifespan in males). Thor is strongly upregulated during starvation. foxo and Thor null mutants are compromised in stress resistant. Stress resistance of foxo null mutants is rescued by Thor overexpression [16055649]. Thor is upregulated on the protein level in a foxo-independent manner upon DR, while it is transcriptional induced in a foxo-dependent fashion by starvation. Thor null mutants cancel out DR-induced lifespan extension, because mutants exhibit a diminished change in lifespan when nutrient conditions were varied. Ubiquitously expression of Thor rescued DR response in females and males. Thor null mutants have a wild-type similar reduction in egg production upon DR. Ubiquitously overexpression of wild-type Thor causes no change under AL, but an activated allele (with more than 3-fold increased binding activity to delF4E) significantly extends lifespan of females (weak allele) and females as well as males (strong allele). Mean lifespan is extended by 11 to 40%. Median lifespan of males and females is enhanced by by 11 and 22%, respectively. Maximum lifespan is extended by 16 and 18% for males and females, respectively. Under DR (0.25% YE) there is no lifespan extension, beyond the effect of DR alone, in all (wild-type, weak and strong) Thor alleles [19804760]. Lifespan of animals with increased Pten and 4E-BP activity in muscle exhibit and extended mean and maximum lifespan by 20% and 15.8% [21111239]. Fruit fly
    cha-1 abnormal CHoline Acetyltransferase 1 cha-1 encodes a choline acetyltransferase which is expressed in motor [18041778] neurons and downregulated in space. Mutation or RNA interference of cha-1 extends lifespan on NGM agar covered with killed or live bacteria as well as in liquid culture medium [22768380]. cha-1(TY1652) mutation extends mean, 75%ile, and maximum lifespan by 23, 29, and 38%. The cha-1(PR1152) allele extends mean, 75%ile, and maximum lifespan by 22-49, 18-25, and 11-21%. Lifespan extension by cha-1 mutation is not abolished by daf-16 RNAi inactivation. eat-2 RNAi shortens the lifespan of cha-1 mutants. RNAi inactivation of cha-1 reduces Q35 aggregation [22768380]. cha-1 participates in determining pharyngeal pumping rate to affect food intake [6698395]. Nematode
    daf-2 abnormal DAuer Formation 2 daf-2 mutants live more than twice as long as controls. daf-2(sa189) mutation extends mean and maximum lifespan by 133 and 129%, respectively, when shifted to 20 degree Celsius. The daf-2(e1370) mutation extends mean and maximum lifespan by 32 and 119%, respectively, when shifted to 25 degree Celsius and by 110 and 145%, respectively, at 20 degree Celsius. daf-2(sa189) mutation extends mean lifespan by 67% as well as maximum lifespan [8247153]. This lifespan extension requires the activity of daf-16 [8247153]. The lifespan extension of daf-2(e1370) mutants is cancelled out by daf-16(m26) mutation. daf-2 mutants still exhibit a long lifespan after ablation of the gonad and germ cells. [8247153]. daf-2(e1370) increases mean (95-118%) and maximum (165%) lifespan [18828672]. RNAi against daf-2 extends mean and maximum lifespan by 47 and 65% [12471266]. daf-2 mutation extends lifespan of wild-type and eat-2 mutants [9789046]. Long lifespan of daf-2 insulin receptor mutation is further extended by sDR. However, daf-2 mutation is not a null mutation, therefore it is still possible that part of sDR-induced increase in lifespan might depend on insulin receptor pathway [17900900]. DR by bacterial dilution extends lifespan of daf-2 mutants [17538612]. IF does not markedly extend lifespan of daf-2 mutants [19079239]. 2% glucose reduce fractions of animals that become dauers at 22.5 degree Celsius in daf-2 mutants. Glucose almost completely suppresses lifespan extension of daf-2 ligand binding domain and tyrosine kinase mutants back to wild-type levels [19883616]. daf-2 mutation increases average lifespan by 157%. Under AL daf-2 mutation increases lifespan by 30%. bDR increases lifespan by 65%. daf-2 mutation further increases lifespan under bDR by 40%. Resistance to oxidative stress is reduced daf-2 mutation [19924292]. daf-2 RNAi increases mean lifesapn by 89% [18828672]. daf-2(m577) mutation increases mean and maximum lifespan by 33 and 29%, respectively, while daf-2(e1370) mutation increases mean and maximum lifespan by 101 and 181%, respectively [16782295]. DR from eat-2(ad465) mutation has an addative effect on lifespan of daf-2(e1370) adults, but not on lifespan of daf-2(e1368) adults [18043747]. Mutation in daf-2 in combination with mutation of daf-12 results in nearly 300% increase in lifespan [7789761]. daf-2 mutants are dauer constitutive [7219552] and exhibit reduced brood size [9504918; 9725835]. daf-2 mutants synergize with germ line ablation for lifespan extension [10360574] and also exhibit synergy with clk-1 mutation for lifespan prolongation [8638122]. All the phenotypes of daf-2 mutants are suppressed by mutation of daf-16 [8247153; 8601482; 7789761; 9725835; 9504918]. Mutation of daf-2 increases expression of sod-3 [10428762]. daf-2(e1370) increases mean lifespan by 146% [23097426]. Reducing expression of daf-2 in the adult stage alone extends lifespan [12399591]. Nematode
    daf-16 Abnormal DAuer Formation DAF-16, fork head-related transcription factor (daf-16) Mutations in daf-16 suppresses life-extension caused by mutations in daf-2 [8247153]. daf-16 is required for lifespan extension by mutation of daf-2 or age-1 [8247153]. RNAi against daf-16 decreases lifespan of wild-type, daf-2 or glp-1 mutants [22509016; 16530050]. Loss of function alleles of daf-16 shorten lifespan, but some alleles have lifespan equal to wild-type [8247153]. daf-16 mutation significantly reduces lifespan under AL (-20%), but does not prevent lifespan extension by sDR. In another experiment daf-16 mutation totally suppresses lifespan extension by sDR [16720740]. sDR does not stimulate DAF-16 translocation to the nucleus, but daf-16 mutation cancels out the ability of sDR to extend lifespan and to delay the decline in locomotor activity [17900900]. DR by bacterial dilution extends lifespan of daf-16 mutants [17538612]. daf-16 mutation decreases lifespan under AL, but fails to prevent bDR to further extend lifespan [18331616]. IF-induced lifespan-extension by either 24h/48h/72h per 4 days is significantly diminished in null mutants of daf-16. All these regimens extend lifespan of daf-16 to a lesser extent than that of wild-type. daf-16 partially mediates IF-induced longevity [19079239]. Glucose or glycerol does not shorten lifespan of daf-16 mutants [19883616]. daf-16 mutation cancels out the lifespan extension effect of sDR and PD, regardless of the concentration of bacteria or peptones. bDR significantly extends lifespan of daf-16 mutants, but to a lesser extent than that of wild-type. eat-2 mutation extends the lifespan of daf-16 mutants to the same extent than that of wild-type. Resveratrol extends lifespan of daf-16 mutants [19239417]. daf-16 RNAi completely blocks the lifespan extension by daf-2 mutation, but only partially by bDR. daf-16 RNAi attenuates protection against oxidative stress by bDR. daf-16 expression is induced by bDR [19924292]. Knockdown of daf-16 decreases mean and maximum lifespan by 50% and 54%, respectively [22509016]. DAF-16 reduces expression of rsks-1 and daf-15 [15253933; 22560223]. daf-16(mgDf47) decreases mean (18-37%) and maximum (29%) lifespan [18828672]. Overexpression of wild-type DAF-16 modestly increases lifespan by 20% [11747825], while overexpression of constitutive nuclear forms of DAF-16 increases lifespan only slightly [11381260]. daf-16(mu86) mutation decreases mean (44%) and maximum (18%) lifespan [15905404]. daf-16(mgDf47) decreases mean (18-37%) and maximum (29%) lifespan [18828672]. daf-16 mutants are dauer defective [7219552] and completely suppress all the phenotypes of daf-2 and age-1 mutations, including lifespan extension, dauer arrest, reduced fertility, and viability defects [8247153; 7789761; 9504918; 7789761]. Mutations in daf-16 also suppress lifespan extension of animals that have a germ line ablation [10360574]. Sex-specific lifespan potential requires daf-16 [10747056]. daf-16 mutation suppresses enhanced UV resistance as well as increase longevity of daf-2, daf-23, spe-26, and clk-1 mutants. Mutation in daf-16 does not alter the reduced fertility in spe-26. daf-16 mutants are more fertile than wild-type [8807294]. Nematode
    atf1 activating transcription factor 1 Activation of transcription factor Atf1 by Sty1 is required for chronological lifespan extension and enhanced heat stress resistance by DR. Deleting atf1 cancels out DR-mediated chronological lifespan extension and enhanced heat stress resistance. Overexpressing atf1 is not sufficient to promote chronological lifespan extension in cells lacking sty1 [20075862]. Fission yeast
    acdh-1 Acyl CoA DeHydrogenase 1 RNAi knockdown of acdh-1 starting at hatching or only during the adulthood significantly decreases lifespan of eat-2 without affecting wild-type lifespan. ACDH-1 significantly upregulated in eat-2. Increased content of ACDH-1 is, at least partially, required for lifespan-extension by DR [22810224]. Nematode
    acdh-12 Acyl CoA DeHydrogenase 12 RNA interference of acdh-12 starting at hatching or only during the adulthood significantly decreases eat-2 lifespan without affecting the lifespan of wild-type [22810224]. Nematode
    ADE4 ADEnine requiring 4 ade4 mutation extends chronological lifespan, but not replicative lifespan, and is non-additive with 0.5% glucose or amino-acid DR on chronological lifespan extension. ADE4 deletion in atg16 mutants results only in a partial extension of the chronological lifespan by 0.5% glucose DR [20421943]. Budding yeast
    Akh Adipokinetic hormone Knockdown of the adipokinetic hormone (Akh) by RNAi (with an RU486-inducible and ubiquitously expressing Actin 5C-GS Gal4 strain) does not by itself affect lifespan, but significantly inhibits DR-dependent increase in lifespan across a range of yeast concentrations in both females and males. While control females and males exhibit a 113%/22% increase in lifespan under DR, upon Akh inhibition there was a significant reduction in lifespan extension with DR (52%/5%). Global Akh knockdown reduces starvation resistance by 24% upon DR, but no significant change upon AL. Also Akh RNAi repressed the DR-dependent increase in cold-stress resistance. Fat body and neuronal-specific inhibition of Akh by using RU486-inducible S(1)106-GS-Gal4 and Elav-GS-Gal4 enhancer traps, respectively, does not reduce lifespan extension upon DR. But, muscle-specific inhibition of Akh using RU486-inducible muscle enhancer trap (Mhc-GS-Gal4) reduces the DR-dependent increase in lifespan. While control exhibit a 47.2% lifespan extension, animals with muscle-specific Akh inhibition fails to result in any increase upon DR (i.e. completely blocked the DR lifespan extension). Muscle-specific Akh inhibition diminishes the increase in triglyceride synthesis and breakdown present normally under DR. A significant reduction in lifespan extension also occurs with a noninducible muscle driver (Mhc-Gal4). Controls on DR exhibit significant higher levels of spontaneous activity compared to Akh RNAi-inhibited animals at all ages. Akh inhibition reduces the protective effect of DR on age-related decline in muscle function/activity [22768842]. Fat-body specific Akh RNAi results in increased spontaneous activity and a small but significant increase in lifespan upon AL [22768842]. Overexpression of Akh in a ubiquitousness manner enhances fat metabolism (significant increase in triglyceride synthesis and breakdown under AL), spontaneous activity (148% on AL and 154% on DR), and lifespan on AL (33%). However, despite and increase in movement under DR, lifespan is not increased under a restricted diet [22768842]. Fruit fly
    age-1 AGEing alteration 1 Recessive knockout mutants of age-1 have a 40-65% increase in mean lifespan and a 65-110% increase in maximum lifespan [8608934; 8700226]. age-1(mg44) zygotic null mutants have a mean (99%) and maximum (117%) lifespan extension [18828672]. Even in axenic culture lifespan of age-1 is extended up to 100%. age-1 mutation significantly extends lifespan under AL, but only slightly under sDR [16720740]. RNAi against age-1 extends lifespan by 30% [8700226; 8608934]. age-1 RNAi increases mean and maximum lifespan by 36-46% and 48-50% [12447374]. RNAi against age-1 increases mean lifespan by 83% [18828672]. age-1 mutants are dauer constitutive [8056303] and display lower brood size as well as increased embryonic lethality [9504918]. Additionally, age-1 mutants have elevated levels of superoxidase dismutase and catalase activities [8389142]. age-1 RNAi and mutation extend lifespan by 30% and 100%, respectively [8700226; 8608934]. Nematode
    AIM4 Altered Inheritance rate of Mi 4 AIM4 (alias SOY1) deletion increases chronological and replication lifespan, which is non-additive with DR. On AL mean and maximum replicative lifespan are extended by 63 and 69%, respectively. DR appears to decrease aim4-induced replication lifespan extension, indicating a negative interaction. aim4 mutation does not change DR-induced chronological lifespan extension [21584246]. Budding yeast
    AVT1 Amino acid Vacuolar Transport 1 Overexpressing or deleting AVT1 is sufficient to extend or shorten replicative lifespan, respectively [23172144]. Overexpression of AVT1 prevents mitochondrial dysfunction, prevents alterations in mitochondrial structure and ΔΨ of aged cells even through the vacuolar acidity is reduced in these cells. AVT1 overexpression extends the mean, median and maximum replicative lifespan by 28, 28, and 22%, respectively [23172144]. Deletion of AVT1 accelerates the development of age-induced mitochondrial dysfunction without effecting the kinetics of vacuolar acidity decline and prevents the suppression of mitochondrial dysfunction by VMA1 and VPH2 overexpression without affecting vacuolar acidity. AVT1 deletion decreases mean, median and maximum replicative lifespan by 21, 22, and 12%, respectively [23172144]. Budding yeast
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