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
    ctl-1 CaTaLase 1 ctl-1 loss of function shortens lifespan to 77% of wild-type animals. ctl-1 mutants accumulate fluorescent material faster than wild-type, indicating accelerated aging [12610632]. ctl-1 mutation prevents lifespan extension by daf-2 or clk-1. Mutation of ctl-1 reudces catalase activty by 50% [10335847]. All these results have been retracted. Nematode
    HPR1 HyPerRecombination 1 Deletion of HPR1 decreases replicative lifespan [11756539] Budding yeast
    Gadd45 growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible gene 45 Gadd45 overexpression in the nervous system leads to a significant increase of lifespan without a decrease in fecundity and locomotor activity. The lifespan extension effect is more pronounced in males than in females. Additional maximum lifespan is also extended. The maximum lifespan is increased by 50% and 59% for females and males, respectively. The median lifespan is extended by 46 and 77% for females and males, respectively [22661237]. Fruit fly
    Pink1 PTEN-induced putative kinase 1 Overexpression of Pink1 and overexpression of Pink1 with alpha-synclein results in an increase in lifespan which is accompanied by an increase in healthspan (as measured by mobility) when driven by a dopaminergic cells targeting TH-Gla4 transgene [22653599]. Fruit fly
    OSH7 OxySterol binding protein Homolog 7 Overexpression of OSH7 extends mean replicative lifespan. PERG6-OSH7 does not extend the maximum lifespan significantly [Xia et al., unpublished]. Deletion of the CC domain of Osh7 (Perg6-OSH7-ORD) greatly shortens the lifespan. Deletion of the Osh7's CC domain decreases lifespan (Perg6-OSH7-ORD) shortens the lifespan [Tang et al., personal communication]. Osh7 interacts with the late endosome ATPase Vps4 by their C-terminal coiled-coil (CC) domain. Budding yeast
    old-2 Overexpression Longevity Determinant Overexpression of old-2 increases slightly, although statistically significant mean and maximum lifespan by 19 and 44% [9768365]. Nematode
    sptf-3 Specificity Protein Transcription Factor 3 RNAi against sptf-3 decreases mean and maximum lifespan by 20 - 28% and 28%, respectively. sptf-3 RNAi in the adulthood decreases the mean and maximum lifespan by 23 and 37% [23144747]. sptf-3 overexpression extends lifespan [18059442]. Nematode
    wis1 Constitutive active mutation of wis1 extends chronological lifespan and there is no further beneficial effect of DR [20075862]. Fission yeast
    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
    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
    ERG2 ERGosterol biosynthesis 2 Overexpression of ERG2 with the promoter of ERG6 (Perg6-ERG2) extends replicative lifespan and this effect was overlapping with moderate DR, because DR can not extend the lifespan of this mutant [Tang et al., unpublished]. Perg6-ERG2 does not extend the lifespan significantly on normal medium, but it reverses the effect of DR. DR greatly shortens the lifespan of Perg6-ERG2 mutants. Perg6-ERG2 shortens the lifespan of nyv1 deletion mutations [Xia et al. unpublished]. Deletion of OSH5 greatly shortens the lifespan of Perg6-ERG2. SIR2 overxpression extends the lifespan of Perg6-ERG2 [Xia et al. unpublished]. Budding yeast
    RPL6A Ribosomal Protein of the Large subunit 6A Deletion of RPL6A decrease mean replicative lifespan by 25% in the alpha strain [18340043; 18423200], but increases mean replicative lifespan by 40% in the remade strain. Its deletion non-significantly increases mean replicative lifespan in the ORF collection [22377630]. Budding yeast
    Pten phosphatase and tensin homolog Increasing gene dosage via homogeneous and moderate overexpression, while retaining its normal pattern of tissue expression of Pten increases mean, median and maximum lifespan in both females and males. Mean lifespan is extended by 18% (males), 11% (females) and 14% (both). Median lifespan in males, females and both increases by 12%, 16% and 12%, respectively [22405073]. Transgenic Pten mice carrying the additional genomic copies of Pten are protected from cancer and present a significant extension of lifespan that is independent of their lower cancer incidence. Pten(g) mice have an increased energy expenditure and protection from metabolic pathologies [22405073]. PTEN promotes oxidative phosphorylation and decreases glycolysis. PTEN aslo upregulates UCP1 expression in brown adipocytes, which enhances their nutrient burning capacity and decreases adiposity and associated pathologies [23245767] House mouse
    CG10916 Mediator complex subunit 9 Overexpression of CG10916 in males increases mean and maximum lifespan by 27% and 26%, respectively [22366109]. Fruit fly
    PGRP-LF Peptidoglycan recognition protein LF Overexpression of PGRP-LF increases mean and maximum lifespan by 13% and 24% [22366109]. Fruit fly
    CG30427 Overexpression of CG30427 in males increases mean lifespan by 18% [22366109]. Fruit fly
    CG10383 Overexpression of CG10383 in males increases mean and maximum lifespan by 12% and 8%, respectively [22366109]. Fruit fly
    SIFR SIFamide receptor Overexpression of SIFR in males extends mean and maximum lifespan by 23% and 3%, respectively [22366109]. Fruit fly
    sm smooth Overexpression of sm in males increases mean and maximum lifespan by 29% and and 16%, respectively [22366109]. Fruit fly
    Sin3A Overexpression of Sin3A increases mean and maximum lifespan by 13% and 3%, respectively [22366109]. Fruit fly
    BMH2 Brain Modulosignalin Homologue 2 Overexpressing 14-3-3 protein, Bmh2, significantly extends median chronological lifespan by activating stress response [19805817]. Budding yeast
    Sirt6 sirtuin 6 (silent mating type information regulation 2, homolog) 6 (S. cerevisiae) Sirt6 knockout mice develop signs of premature ageing including a short lifespan [16439206]. Overexpression of Sirt6 in male mice lengthens the median lifespan by 9.9-14.5% and maximum lifespan by 13.1-15.8% [22367546]. Mice without Sirt6 have a higher risk of gastrointestinal cancers. SIRT6 dampens cancer growth by repressing aerobic glycolysis (i.e. conversion of glucose to lactate; a major feature of cancer cells). Loss of Sirt6 increases the number, size and aggressiveness of tumors. Sirt6 loss leads to tumor formation even without activation of oncogenes. Transformed SIRT6-deficient cells exhibit increased glycolysis and tumor growth. Sirt6 inhibits the transcriptional activity of the oncogene Myc via corepression [23217706]. Sirt6 also protects against diet-induced obesity [http://www.biocompare.com/Life-Science-News/127206-Anti-Aging-Gene-Identified-As-Tumor-Suppressor-In-Mice-Research-Finds/]. House mouse
    Nfkbia nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B-cells inhibitor, alpha Overexpression of an endothelial dominant-negatvie I?B? gene prolonged the lifespan [22302838]. House mouse
    mir-34 mir-34 loss triggers a gene expression profile of accelerated brain aging, late-onset brain degeneration and catastrophic decline in survival, while mir-34 upregulation extends median lifespan and mitigated neurodegeneration induced by polyglutamine. Fruit fly
    OSH6 OxySterol binding protein Homolog 6 Elevation of OSH6 levels by an ERG6 promoter extends mean, median and maximum replicative lifespan by 39, 52 and 18% which is non-additive with 0.5% glucose restriction. It also extends the lifespan of NYV1 mutant [Geber et al., unpublished]. The long lifespan of Perg6-OSH6 is not further extended by deletion of TOR1 [22622083]. OSH6 overexpression decreases total cellular sterol content and reduces Lst8 protein levels. The CC domain of Osh6 is dispensable for longevity. Deletion of the CC domain leads Osh6 to the late endosome. [Fusheng Tang, personal communication]. OSH6 deletion does not affect lifespan under normal conditions, but it abrogates the lifespan extension by 0.5% glucose restriction [Xia et al. unpublished]. Perg6-OSH6 osh5 double mutant have a lifespan significantly shorter than that of Perg6-OSH6 [Xia et al. upublished]. Budding yeast
    Factors are an extension of GenAge and GenDR.

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