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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    rb ruby Loss-of-function mutation reduces mean lifespan by 33% and maximum lifespan by 22% [17435236]. Fruit fly
    S6k RPS6-p70-protein kinase Ubiquitous overexpression of a dominant-negative form of S6k (alias dS6K) increases mean lifespan by 22% and overexpression of a constitutively active form of S6k decreases mean lifespan by 34% at 29°C. Overexpression of a dominant-negative form of S6k protects mutants from deleterious effects of rich food, as if mimicking the effect of DR [15186745]. Fruit fly
    ry rosy Loss-of-function mutation of ry reduces mean lifespan by 45% and maximum lifespan by 35% [17435236]. Fruit fly
    Rbp9 RNA-binding protein 9 Rbp9 mutation significantly decreases longevity with a 33% reduction in median lifespan of males [20589912]. Fruit fly
    rho-7 rhomboid-7 rho-7 knockout flies have severe neurological defects and a much reduced lifespan [16713954]. Fruit fly
    Rh2 Rhodopsin 2 Rh2 exhibits a non-coding region difference unique to animals under experimental evolution selected for longevity and it is differentially expressed in head of animals that were selected for longevity [23106705]. Fruit fly
    Rdh Red herring Overexpression of Rdh from a doxycycline-inducible promoter results in a 6-17% increase in mean lifespan [12620118]. Rdh is an open reading frame in the first intron of the encore gene [12620118]. Fruit fly
    rpr reaper Flies with ablated wings caused by overexpressing reaper (UAS-rpr) with a wing-specific Gal4 enhancer trap (1096-Gal4) exhibit only a 14% extension in lifespan compared to controls which exhibit a 61% extension upon DR [22768842]. Fruit fly
    PDTC Pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate Treatment of Drosophila imago with PDTC increases median (by 11-13%) and maximum (by 11-14%) lifespan in females and males, respectively [22661237]. Fruit fly
    Psa Puromycin sensitive aminopeptidase Psa exhibits a non-coding region difference unique to animals under experimental evolution selected for longevity and is upregulated in head of animals that were selected for longevity at all ages except 50 days [23106705]. Experimental u-regulation of Psa protects against tau-induced neurodegeneration [16950154]. Fruit fly
    puc puckered Heterozygous loss-of-function mutations in puc (either pucA241.1 or pucE69) significantly extend median and maximum lifespan and increase resistance to oxidative stress. Heterzyogosity for puc only modestly extends lifespan in animals carrying a hypomorphic allele of the JNK kinase hep [14602080]. puc heterzyogotes do not differ signficantly from wild-type for body size, reproductive activity or developmental timing, but exhibit increased resistance to oxidative stress and starvation [14602080]. 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
    Pcmt Protein-L-isoaspartate (D-aspartate) O-methyltransferase Overexpression of Pcmt extends lifespan by 32-39% at 29 degrees but not at 25 degrees [11742076]. The adult lifespan of animals overexpressing Pcmt is extended [18772467]. Fruit fly
    POSH Plenty of SH3s Neural-specific overexpression of POSH extends the mean lifespan of adult flies by 14% at 25°C. Ectopic expression of POSH during development results in morphological abnormalities [11868902]. Fruit fly
    Pdf Pigment-dispersing factor Pdf declines with aging. Age-dependent Pdf decline is responsible for the circadian rhythm attenuation [23223368]. Overexpression of Pdf suppresses age-associated changes in the period and strength of free-running locomotor rhythms and amplifies TIM oscillations in many pacemaker neurons in the elder flies [23223368]. Age-associated reduction of Pdf may cause attenuation of intercellular communication in the circadian neuronal network and of TIM cycling, which may result in the age-related rhythm decay [23223368]. Fruit fly
    Pi3K92E Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase Heterozyogous mutation in Pi3K92E fails to extend lifespan [11292874] and it is recessive lethal. Overexpression of a dominant-negative Pi3K92E (DP110) results in mutants that have impaired regeneration of the intestinal epithelium and are short lived with a reduction of the mean lifespan by 2.8% for males and 5.0% for females [20976250]. Fruit fly
    Prx5 Peroxiredoxin 5 Prx5 overexpression causes an increase in mean and median lifespan under normal conditions. It also leads to a small increase in maximum lifespan. dprx5(-/-) null mutants are comparatively more susceptible to oxidative stress, have higher incidence of apoptosis, and a shortened mean lifespan, but thee is no significant difference in maximum lifespan (10% survival) [21826223]. Fruit fly
    pex16 peroxin 16 pex16 mutation lead to a reduced mean lifespan of one-third in females and on-fourth in males. The short lifespan can be rescued by the simultaneous overexpression of pex16 in the fat body and differentiated neurons [21826223]. Mutant flies lack normal peroxisomes, have an reduced adult body size (70%-85% smaller than controls) and rozy eyes, show locomotion defects in the development of the nervous system [21826223]. Fruit fly
    pex13 peroxin 13 Mutation of pex13(KG04339), located in its promoter region, results in lower gene expression and increased lifespan by around 16% and 13% in males and females. pex13 mutation increases mean and maximum lifespan by 23-27/14-19% and 11%, respectively [22509016]. Fruit fly
    pex1 peroxin 1 Mutation of the promoter region of pex1(S4868), results in lower expression levels and increases lifespan in males and females by 16% and 13%, respectively. pex1 mutation increases mean and maximum lifespan and males/females by 27-23/14-19% and 0-15%, respectively [22509016]. Fruit fly
    PGRP-LF Peptidoglycan recognition protein LF Overexpression of PGRP-LF increases mean and maximum lifespan by 13% and 24% [22366109]. Fruit fly
    Prm Paramyosin Prm exhibits a coding region difference unique to animals under experimental evolution selected for longevity and is differentially expressed in the abdomen of for longevity selected lines [23106705]. Fruit fly
    Oo Olive oil In rats oral treatment with Olive oil (at the age of 10 month for 7 months) increases mean, median and maximum lifespan by 41, 18 and 53%, respectively. Olive oil extends the lifespan with a probability of 0.99 [22498298]. In humans olive oil has positive effects on health and counteracts aging [11905662]. Its effect is suggested to be a function of the dose [19369055]. Fruit fly
    CG42663 Odorant-binding protein 49a Overexpression of CG42663 in males increases mean and maximum lifespan by 18% and 7% [22366109]. Fruit fly
    Orco Odorant receptor co-receptor Loss-of-function mutation in Orco (alias Or83b) results in olfactory defects, altered adult metabolism, enhanced stress resistance, and life-extension. Fully fed female homozygous Or83b null mutants exhibit a 56% increase in median lifespan and a 30% increase in maximum lifespan. Males are also significantly longer-lived, though to a smaller degree and maximum lifespan is not extended. Heterozygous mutants of both sexes show an intermediate longevity. Lifespan of homozygous Orco null mutants is further increased by DR, but the relative increase in median and mean longevity is significantly greater when mutants were maintained in well-fed conditions [17272684]. Fruit fly
    Factors are an extension of GenAge and GenDR.

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