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Cell-nonautonomous effects of dFOXO/DAF-16 in aging.

Alic, Nazif, Tullet, Jennifer M.A., Niccoli, Teresa, Broughton, Susan, Hoddinott, Matthew P, Slack, Cathy, Gems, David, Partridge, Linda (2014) Cell-nonautonomous effects of dFOXO/DAF-16 in aging. Cell reports, 6 (4). pp. 608-16. ISSN 2211-1247. (doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2014.01.015) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:43253)

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2014.01.015

Abstract

Drosophila melanogaster and Caenorhabditis elegans each carry a single representative of the Forkhead box O (FoxO) family of transcription factors, dFOXO and DAF-16, respectively. Both are required for lifespan extension by reduced insulin/Igf signaling, and their activation in key tissues can extend lifespan. Aging of these tissues may limit lifespan. Alternatively, FoxOs may promote longevity cell nonautonomously by signaling to themselves (FoxO to FoxO) or other factors (FoxO to other) in distal tissues. Here, we show that activation of dFOXO and DAF-16 in the gut/fat body does not require dfoxo/daf-16 elsewhere to extend lifespan. Rather, in Drosophila, activation of dFOXO in the gut/fat body or in neuroendocrine cells acts on other organs to promote healthy aging by signaling to other, as-yet-unidentified factors. Whereas FoxO-to-FoxO signaling appears to be required for metabolic homeostasis, our results pinpoint FoxO-to-other signaling as an important mechanism through which localized FoxO activity ameliorates aging.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1016/j.celrep.2014.01.015
Subjects: Q Science
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Biosciences
Depositing User: Jennifer Tullet
Date Deposited: 13 Oct 2014 08:26 UTC
Last Modified: 09 Mar 2023 11:33 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/43253 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

University of Kent Author Information

Tullet, Jennifer M.A..

Creator's ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2037-526X
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