| aak-2 | AMP-Activated Kinase 2 | AAK-2 could be a sensor that couples energy levels and insulin-like signals to lifespan. aak-2(ok524) knockout mutants have a 12% and 18% shorter mean and maximum lifespan, respectively as well as faster age-dependent accumulation of a lipofuscin-like fluorescent pigment in the intestine [15574588]. sDR increases AMP:ATP ratio. aak-2 mutation suppresses lifespan extension and delay of the decline in locomotor activity resulting from sDR. A constitutive active mutation of aak-2 is sufficient to cause increase stress resistance as well as to significantly extend lifespan. Both increased stress resistance and extended lifespan is reverted in daf-16 knockdown by RNAi. sod-3 mRNA is increased by constitutive active form of aak-2 and decreased by aak-2 mutation. The increase in sod-3 mRNA is dependent on expression of DAF-16. Worm and human AMPK phosphorylate DAF-16 (greatly enhanced by presence of AMP) at least in six residues (T166, S202, S314, S321, T463 and S466) [17900900]. aak-2 mutation cancels out the lifespan extension effect of sDR and PD, regardless of the concentration of bacteria or peptones. bDR significantly extends lifespan of aak-2 mutants, but to lesser extent than that of wild-type. eat-2 mutation extends the lifespan of aak-2 mutants to the same extent than that of wild-type. Resveratrol does not increase lifespan of aak-2 mutants [19239417]. daf-2(m577);aak-2(ok524) double mutant has a lifespan that is indistinguishable from those of aak-2(ok524) single mutant. Transgenic animals with a higher aak-2 gene dose live on average 13% longer with a maximum lifespan extension on up to 25% [15574588]. | Nematode |
| aakg-2 | AMP-Activated protein Kinase Gamma subunit 2 | aakg-2 overexpression extends mean, median, and maximum lifespan by 47, 45, and 35%. Overexpression of aakg-2 toegther with D. rerio ucp2 was non-additive with sDR [22737090]. | Nematode |
| aqp-1 | AQuaPorin or aquaglyceroporin related 1 | aqp-1 expression changes in response to glucose or glycerol. Similar to daf-16 and hsf-1 mutants, aqp-1 mutants were short-lived, and their short lifespan was not further decreased by glucose. Overexpression of aqp-1::GFP rescues short lifespan of aqp-1 deletion mutants and partially prevented glucose from shortening lifespan. Glucose or glycerol feeding downregulates aqp-1 in wild-type. In daf-16 and/or hsf-1 mutants aqp-1 is repressed and glucose feeding does not significantly affect its expression. aqp-1 mutation does not further decrease the short lifespan of daf-16 and/or hsf-1 mutants. aqp-1 transgene is expressed in pharynx and intestine (which behaves as entire endoderm of animal, including adipose tissues). Dietary glucose does not cause significant differences in levels of glucose or glycerol in wild-type vs. aqp-1 mutants [19883616]. | Nematode |
| cbp-1 | CBP/p300 homolog 1 | bDR and daf-2 mutation induce cbp-1 expression. There is no decrease in cbp-1 expression in whole C. elegans during aging. Overexpression of cbp-1 does not significantly affect lifespan. daf-16 RNAi and cbp-1 RNAi reduce average lifespan under AL to about the same extent. Inhibiting cbp-1 via RNAi by 50%, specifically in adult phase and completely blocks lifespan extension of DD, bDR as well as eat-2, glp-1 and clk-1 mutation, but only partially that of daf-2 mutation and not at all that of cold. cbp-1 RNAi completely blocks the lifespan increase by daf-2 mutation under bDR. cbp-1 RNAi blocks the delay of other age-related pathologies by bDR. cbp-1 RNAi prevents protective effects of bDR and accelerates ABeta42-related pathology. bDR significantly delays onset of paralysis even in presence of cbp-1 RNAi. cbp-1 RNAi specifically in adults completely blocks lifespan extension by three distinct protocols of DR (mutation of eat-2), partly by daf-2 mutation but not of cold and blocks the delay of other age-related pathologies by bDR. cbp-1 RNAi has no effect on lifespan in daf-16 hypomorphic mutants. Combining cbp-1 and daf-16 RNAi in wild-type produces similar lifespan as either alone. Resistance to oxidative stress is strikingly reduced by cbp-1 RNAi and cbp-1 RNAi attenuates the protection against oxidative stress by bDR. cbp-1 RNAi accelerates accumulation of autofluorescence, but has no effect on activity, egg laying, or pharyngeal pumping. cbp-1 RNAi does not block induction of daf-16 or hsf-1 by bDR, but does block the induction of DAF-16 target gene, sod-3, and HSF-1 target gene, sip-1 by bDR. cbp-1 RNAi blocks induction of sod-3 expression by daf-2 RNAi. cbp-1 RNAi does not block the increased Nile Red staining produced by daf-2 mutation, but enhanced Nile Red staining. cbp-1 RNAi blocks the effect of bDR on metabolic gene expression from glycolysis towards beta-oxidation. Drugs that enhance histone acetylation increase lifespan and reduce ABeta42-related pathologies, but these protective effects are completely blocked by cbp-1 RNAi. cbp-1 RNAi decreases H4 Lys 5 acetylation and blocks the extension of lifespan as well as delays the onset of paralysis by ABeta1-42 transgene under AL and bDR by sodium butyrate (NaB) and trichostatin (TSA). cbp-1 RNAi does produce dye-filling defects in all C. elegans amphid neurons (ASI, ADL, ASK, AWB, ASH, and ASJ) [19924292]. | Nematode |
| bec-1 | BEClin (human autophagy) homolog 1 | bec-1 is required for normal dauer morphogenesis and lifespan extension. Knockdown of bec-1 via RNA interference results in a shortened mean and maximum lifespan by 14 and 5% [12958363]. bec-1 RNAi does not significantly change the lifespan of wild-type, but completely suppresses the longevity phenotype of eat-2 mutation [17912023; 18282106] and prevents lifespan extension by daf-2(e1370) mutation [12958363]. bec-1 RNAi causes the formation of abnormal dauers in a daf-2(e1379) background [12958363]. | Nematode |
| 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 |
| ckr-1 | CholecystoKinin Receptor homolog 1 | ckr-1 RNAi significantly reduces lifespan of eat-2 but not that of age-1 nor clk-1 mutants [19783783]. | Nematode |
| ckr-2 | CholecystoKinin Receptor homolog 2 | ckr-2 RNAi significantly reduces the lifespan of eat-2 but not that of age-1 nor clk-1 mutants [19783783]. | Nematode |
| cup-4 | Coelomocyte UPtake defective 4 | cup-4 RNAi or overexpession reduces oxidative stress resistance and shortens lifespan of wild-type under AL. cup-4 RNAi significantly reduces the extended lifespan of eat-2 mutants, but failed to block lifespan extension of age-1 or clk-1 mutants. Lifespan of cup-4 mutants increases only moderately by sDR [19783783]. | Nematode |
| cup-5 | Coelomocyte UPtake defective 5 | cup-5 RNAi significantly decreases lifespan of eat-2 specifically, whereas lifespan of age-1 or clk-1 mutants are not affected [19783783]. | 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 |
| dve-1 | DVE (Defective proVEntriculus in Drosophila) homolog) 1 | dve-1 RNAi attenuates lifespan extension by bDR, but only partially that of daf-2 mutation. dve-1 RNAi attenuates protection against oxidative stress by bDR. dve-1 expression is not induced by bDR [19924292].
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| eat-2 | EATing: abnormal pharyngeal pumping EAT-2 | eat-2 mutations result in partial starvation by disrupting the function of the pharynx and an approximately 50% extension of lifespan. eat-2 mutants life significant longer by up to 57% [9789046]. eat-2(ad1116) mutants have an extended mean, 75%ile and maximum lifespan by 30, 35, and 24% [22810224]. eat-2 RNAi significantly reduces paralysis in Q35YFP or ABeta42 transgenic animals [18331616]. sDR further increases the long lifespan of eat-2 mutants [19239417]. eat-2 mutants live longer than wild-type at high food concentration but are short lived at lower concentrations (via bacterial dilution) [19229346]. eat-2(ad1113) mutation increases mean lifespan by 56% and is non-additive with SCNA overexpression [16782295]. Combining eat-2 mutation with bacterial deprivation DR does not result in an additive increase in lifespan [17081160;17096674]. Loss of function of eat-2 extends lifespan by 20-30%. Lifespan extension is proposed to be similar to DR. eat-2;daf-2 double mutant live longer than daf-2 single mutants [9789046]. Therefore, eat-2 mutants can synergize with daf-2 mutants, but not with clk-1 mutants, for lifespan extension. Lifespan extension conferred by eat-2 is not suppressed by daf-16 mutation [9789046]. | Nematode |
| egl-9 | EGg Laying defective 9 | egl-9 deletion does not affect lifespan under AL. Lifespan extension under modified sDR regimen is diminished by egl-9 mutation. egl-9 mutation significantly suppresses the lifespan extension by a strong loss-of-function allele of eat-2. Lifespan extension by deletion mutants of rsks-1 is fully suppressed by egl-9 mutation [19461873]. | Nematode |
| elt-3 | Erythroid-Like Transcription factor 3 | Expression of elt-3 decreases with development and aging. elt-3 RNAi extends maximum lifespan and totally cancels out the daf-2 or DR-induced (eat-2) lifespan extension [18662544]. | Nematode |
| F57A8.4 | Protein F57A8.4 | F57A8.4 encodes a rhodopsin-like G-protein coupled receptor that is known to sense light [11493519] and is downregulated in space.
Mutation or RNA interference of F57A8.4 extends lifespan on NGM agar covered with killed or live bacteria as well as in liquid culture medium. F57A8.4 RNAi extends the mean, 75%ile and maximum lifespan by 34, 39, and 61%. F57A8.4(tm4341) mutation extends the mean, 75%ile, and maximum lifespan by 18-38, 21-25, and 42-68%. Lifespan extension by gar-3 mutation is not abolished by RNAi inactivation of either daf-16 nor skn-1. eat-2 RNAi shortens the lifespan of F57A8.4 mutants [22768380].
Mutation and RNAi of F57A8.4 suppresses pheromone-induced dauer formation [22768380].
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| faah-1 | Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase 1 | faah-1 overexpression reduces eicosapentaenoyl ethanolamide (EPEA), palmitoleyol ethanolamide, linoleyol ethanolamide, as well as arachidonoyl ethanolamide (AEA) levels, delays development, increases thermal stress resistance, and was associated with mean and maximum adult lifespan extension by 19 and 35%, respectively, in presence of abundant food but not under (two different protocols of) DR. Overexpression in pharynx was largely sufficient for this lifespan extension [21562563]. | Nematode |
| hif-1 | HIF (hypoxia inducible factor) homolog 1 | hif-1 mutation does not suppress lifespan extension of bDR or eat-2 mutation [19372390]. hif-1 deletion extends lifespan by 24% and inhibition of hif-1 by RNAi also extends adult lifespan. hif-1 mutation extends lifespan under AL, but does not further extend lifespan extension under modified sDR. Activation of hif-1 by egl-9 deletion diminishes lifespan extension by modified sDR. hif-1 acts independent of insulin-like signaling: Lifespan extension by hif-1 suppression does not require DAF-16, because inhibition of hif-1 by RNAi extends lifespan of wild-type and daf-16 null mutant to a similar level. hif-1 RNAi further extends the lifespan of daf-2 mutants. hif-1 is in the TOR pathway, downstream of S6K/rsks-1: Inhibition of hif-1 by RNAi does not further extend lifespan of daf-15 heterozygous mutants. Lifespan extension by deletion mutant of rsks-1 is fully suppressed by egl-9 mutation. hif-1 mutation does not further extend rsks-1 lifespan. pha-4 RNAi slightly reduces lifespan in wild-type and hif-1 mutants, but hif-1 mutation extends lifespan of animals treated with control or pha-4 RNAi to a similar level [19461873]. | Nematode |
| hsp-12.6 | Heat Shock Protein | hsp-12.6 loss-of-function mutation significantly extends lifespan under AL and significantly suppresses intermittent fasting (IF)-induced increase in lifespan, to a similar extend to that of daf-16 mutation. HSP-12.6 expression is induced by fasting in various tissues, including body wall muscle and neuronal systems. hsp-16.2 is one of downstream targets of DAF-16 in IF-induced longevity. The extent of IF-induced longevity in daf-16 hsp-12.6 double mutant is similar to that of single hsp-12.6 or daf-16 mutants. hsp-12.6 and daf-16 function in same signaling pathway. Low insulin/IGF-like signaling in daf-2 results in constitutive activation of DAF-16 and higher expression of hsp-12.6 [19079239]. Expression of hsp-16.2 predicts longevity [13-18 in 22829775]. | Nematode |
| ire-1 | IRE1 kinase related 1 | ire-1 mutation reduces slightly the lifespan under AL, but reduces significantly the lifespan extension by DR. ire-1 mutant has a significantly reduced slope in mean lifespan versus food concentrations relative to wild-type. ire-1 mutation fully suppresses lifespan extension by hif-1 mutation under AL and DR conditions [19461873]. | Nematode |
| let-363 | LEThal 363 | let-363 RNAi significantly extends the lifespan of wild-type, but does not further extend the long lifespan of eat-2 mutant [17266679]. let-363 RNAi led to an average increase in lifespan of 8% in wild-type and 3% in eat-2 background. let-363 works synergistically with eat-2 mutation. Inhibition of let-363 leads to a phenotype similar to starved animals and modest increase in lifespan [16720740]. DR fails to significantly extend lifespan of let-363 RNAi-treated animals [19079239]. RNAi or mutation of let-363 results in a doubling of lifespan. RNAi of let-363 begun at hatching extends lifespan to the same extent as RNAi begun at the first day of adulthood. RNAi of let-363 fails to further extend the lifespan of daf-2(e1370) mutants [14668850]. Lifespan extension of let-363 RNAi does not require daf-16, as mutations in daf-16 do not suppress the long-lived phenotype of let-363 RNAi animals [14668850]. let-363 RNAi slightly extends lifespan of daf-16 mutation [16720740]. RNAi of let-363 causes many phenotypes similiar to daf-2 mutation: lipid accumulation in intestinal cells, reduced fertility, and reduced viability due to embryonic/larval arrest [14668850]. The let-363(h111) allele has no significant effect on lifespan [15253933]. Disruption of let-363 by RNAi appears to incomplete as lifespan is not extended as much asin let-363 mutants [14668850]. The let-363(h114) allele at 25.5 degree Celsius extends mean lifespan by 150% [14668850].
The absence of LET-363 activity causes developmental arrest at the L3 stage [12225660]. | Nematode |
| lgc-26 | Ligand-Gated ion Channel 26 | lgc-26 RNAi significantly decreases lifespan of eat-2 mutants specifically, whereas lifespan of age-1 or clk-1 mutants are not affected [19783783]. | Nematode |
| mdt-15 | MeDiaTor 15 | mdt-15(tm2182) mutation does not affect lifespan on ad libitum, but further increases the lifespan when combined with DR (starting at the 4th day of adulthood) even more as wild-type [22132200]. | Nematode |
| clk-1 | CLocK (biological timing) abnormality 1 | Mutations in clk-1 slow down development and extend lifespan by 30%. Mutation of both clk-1 and daf-2 results in nearly 5-fold (500%) increase in lifespan [8638122]. Food restriction by eat-2 mutation does not further extend the long lifespan of clk-1 mutant [9789046]. DR and clk-1 mutations may extend lifespan by a similar process. DR by intermittent fasting (IF) significantly extends lifespan of clk-1 mutants, but to a lesser extent than that of wild-type [19079239]. clk-1 mutants do not respond to sDR-induced lifespan extension [19239417]. Overexpression of clk-1 shortens lifespan and is associated with increased mitochondrial activity [10202142].
Transgenic overexpression of mouse Coq7 reverts the extended lifespan of clk-1 mutants [11511092].
clk-1 encodes a enzyme participating in coenzyme Q synthesis [9020081; 11136229]. clk-1 mutants have a decreased pharyngeal pumping and may provoke volunteering DR [9789046]. Mutations in clk-1 are highly pleiotropic resulting in an average lengthing of embryonic development, post-embryonic development, and adult rhythmic behaviours such as defecation, swimming and pharyngeal pumping [7768437]. clk-1 mutants require coeznyme Q [11136229]. clk-1 protein binds the mitochondrial O(L) region and may regulate replication of mitochondrial DNA [11959146]. | 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 |
