| Rpd3 | Histone deacetylase Rpd3 | Males heterozygous for hypomorphic (partial loss-of-function) or null mutation of Rpd3 have a lifespan extension of 33% and 41 - 47%, respectively. Females heterozygous for a hypomorphic allele have a 52% increase in lifespan, but females carrying a null mutation have only modest increase in maximum lifespan (but not median lifespan). Longevity increases to the same extent in wild-type under low-calorie diet and rpd3 mutants fed normal diet. DR fails to further increase lifespan of rpd3 mutants. DR leads to a moderate but significant down-regulation of Rpd3, analogous to decrease obtained in heterozygotes carrying rpd3 mutation. rpd3 mutants fed normal food and wild-type fed low-calorie increase Sir2 expression two-fold [12459580]. | Fruit fly |
| chico | Insulin receptor substrate-1 | Mutation in chico extends mean, median, and maximum lifespan by 56%, 48%, and 42% in homozygotes and 44%, 36%, and 35% in heterozygotes. chico mutation produces dwarf, long-lived females at normal nutrition. Male heterozygous live 13% longer than wild-type, but male homozygous have a shortened lifespan [11292874]. Wild-type and chico mutant females have similar peak lifespan under DR, but the food concentration at which these are achieved is shifted to higher amounts. chico mutation induces a state equivalent to submaximal, DR-induced slowing of aging [11951037]. chico heterzoygous females have a reduced fecundity and homozygous recessive mutants are sterile. chico heterozygous mutants are resistant to starvation but not oxidative stress or temperature stress [11292874]. | 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 |
| Indy | I'm not dead yet | Flies heterozygotic for a disruption in Indy gene have extended mean (87-92%) and maximum (45%) lifespan. Homozygotes for the disruption show only a 10 - 20% increase in mean lifespan [11118146]. Heterozygous insertion of a p-element in the non-coding region of Indy locus leads to a reduction in Indy mRNA expression and causes a significant median lifespan extension in male and female by about 29% and 34%, respectively. At normal or high calorie conditions Indy heterozygote mutants have a significant lifespan extension, but under low calorie conditions, Indy heterozygous mutants have minimal median lifespan extension. Reduction of calorie content from high to normal calorie condition results in 19% decline in Indy mRNA and from normal to low calorie condition results in additional 9% decrease in Indy mRNA. Reduction of calorie content from high to normal calorie conditions in heterozygous Indy mutants leads to 20% reduction in Indy mRNA expression without any additional decrease upon further reduction to low calorie food. Maximum lifespan extension is associated with Indy mRNA levels between 25 - 75% of normal. Long-lived heterozygous Indy mutants on high-calorie food and normal wild-type on low-calorie food have several phenotypes in common: 50 - 60 % reduced mRNA expression levels of Ilp2, Ilp3 and Ilp 5; similar high percentage of anti-FOXO-positive nuclei in fat body cells; higher sensitivity to starvation; do not gain weight; similar decrease in triglycerides and fat storage; normal food intake [19470468].
Mutations in Indy dramatically extend lifespan without a loss in fertility, physical activity, flight velocity or metabolic rate [11118146; 12626742]. Indy encodes a high-affinity dicarboxylate/citrate plasma membrane transporter found most abundantly in adult fat body, oenocytes and midgut cells, the primary sites of intermediary metabolism [12391301]. Indy mutation alters metabolism in a manner similiar to DR and mutants have several phenotypes with long-lived DR files in common, including decreases insulin-like signaling, lipid storage, weight gain, and resistance to starvation, and an increase in spontaneous physical activity [19470468].
Of the Indy206 and Indy302 mutation only one of the two has lower mRNA levels and both do not extend lifespan of female flies in any genetic background. In original genetic background only Indy mutation associated with altered RNA expression extends the lifespan of males. This effect is abolished by back-crossing into standard out-bred genetic backgrounds and is associated with an unidentified locus on the X chromosome. Original Indy line with long-lived males is infected by the cytoplasmic Wolbachia. Longevity of Indy males disappear after tetracycline clearance of this endosymbiont [17571923]. | 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 |
| 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 |
| Ilp2 | Insulin-like peptide 2 | Flies with an ablation of median neurosecretary cells (which eliminates Ilp2 expression) exhibit a significant increase in mean and maximum lifespan over that of control flies and an increase to oxidative stress and starvation. The mutants also exhibit increased storage of lipid and carbohydrate, reduced fecundity, and reduced tolerance of heat and cold [15708981]. The median and maximum lifespan of females is increased by 33.5% and 40%, respectively. In males the median and maximum lifespan is increased by 10.5% and 27%, respectively [15708981].
Ilp2 RNA interference results in a 24% to 47% increase in median lifespan [19005568].
Ilp2 is transcriptional down-regulated in long-lived mutants. Ilp2 null mutants are significant longer-lived with a 8-13% longer median lifespan, but have a normal DR response. Ilp2 Ilp3 Ilp5 triple null mutants fail to have a normal response to DR. Their response is right shifted, with mutants shorter-lived compared to wild-type on low but longer-lived on high yeast concentrations [20195512]. | 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 |
| rab-10 | RAB family | rab-10 RNA interference significantly extends lifespan of wild-type by 14 - 16%, of daf-16 mutants by 47%, and of daf-2 by 46%, but fails to significantly further extend lifespan of eat-2 mutants. rab-10 RNAi does not affect pumping, but similar to DR reduces and delays reproduction as well as cause a slender appearance. rab-10 mRNA is 2-fold downregulated in response to DR [16103914]. rab-10 RNAi significantly reduces paralysis in Q35YFP transgenic animals [18331616]. | Nematode |
| rheb-1 | RHEB (Ras Homolog Enriched in Brain) hom | rheb-1 RNAi extends lifespan by mimicking the DR effect. Under AL condition, rheb-1 RNAi extends lifespan by 19.1% and the longevity-promoting effects of two DR regimens sDR and intermittent fasting are abolished [19079239]. Knockdown of rheb-1 by RNAi only during the adulthood increases mean, median and 75th %ile lifespan by 18-25, 25 and 23-24%, respectively, but failed so in skn-1 or daf-16 mutant (with and without FUdR). Knockdown of rheb-1 dramatically enhances stress tolerance in an skn-1, but not daf-16-dependent manner [22560223]. | 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 |
| nlp-7 | Neuropeptide-Like Protein | nlp-7 RNAi or overexpression reduces oxidative stress resistance and shortens lifespan of wild-type under AL. nlp-7 RNAi significantly reduces extended lifespan of eat-2 mutants, but failed to block lifespan extension of age-1 or clk-1 mutants. Lifespan of nlp-7 mutants increases only moderately by sDR [19783783]. nlp-7 expression is induced under DR via the use of a chemically defined axenic medium [17023606] and by sDR [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 |
| 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 |
| slcf-1 | SoLute Carrier Family 1 | slcf-1 RNAi or mutation extends the lifespan. slcf-1 mutation increases average lifespan by 40%. DR (by dilution of bacteria on solid medium or by bacterial deprivation) failes to extend slcf-1 mutant's long lifespan and lifespan is even reduced by lowering bacteria concentration (i.e. higher strength of DR) [21040400]. | Nematode |
| sams-1 | S-Adenosyl Methionine Synthetase 1 | sams-1 RNAi significantly extends lifespan of wild-type by 14 - 15%, of daf-16 mutant by 30% and daf-2 by 55%, but fails to significantly further extend lifespan of eat-2 mutants. mRNA level of sams-1 is 2-fold reduced in eat-2 mutants. Like DR, sams-1 RNAi reduces brood size and slightly reproductive timing as well as causes a slender phenotype [16103914]. sams-1 RNAi significantly reduces paralysis in Q35YFP transgenic animals [18331616]. | Nematode |
| ins-7 | INSulin related 7 | RNA interference of ins-7 extends the mean lifespan by 55% at 20 degree Celsius in N2 rrf-3(pk1426) [12845331]. ins-7 RNAi significantly extends lifespan under AL. Treating wild-type with 2% glucose produced pattern of gene expression that overlaps significantly with that produced by genetic inhibition of daf-16 activity in daf-2 mutants. This results in changes in expression of several insulin-like genes, including DAF-16 target gene ins-7. Addition of glucose triggers an increased ins-7:GFP expression. Glucose suppresses the extended lifespan by ins-7 RNAi [19883616]. RNAi of ins-7 does not further extend the lifespan in daf-2 mutants [12845331]. ins-7 is repressed in animals with reduced daf-2 activity and elevuated in animals with reduced daf-16 activity. | Nematode |
| drr-2 | Dietary Restriction Response (WT but not eat-2 lifespan increased) 2 | RNA interference of drr-2 extends lifespan [15998808]. drr-2 RNAi extends lifespan of wild-type by 10-16%, but fails to significantly extend lifespan of daf-2 mutants or eat-2 mutants. drr-2 RNAi keeps a normal, well-fed appearance and normal reproduction. drr-2 mRNA expression is 2-fold reduced in eat-2 mutants [16103914]. drr-2 RNAi significantly reduces paralysis in Q35YFP transgenic animals [18331616]. drr-2 overexpression suppresses lifespan extension by eat-2 mutation and solid plate-based DR [20456299]. | Nematode |
| drr-1 | Dietary Restriction Response (WT but not eat-2 lifespan increased) 1 | RNAi of drr-1 starting at L1 extends mean, 25%ile and median lifespan by 3, 8 and 8% [15998808]. drr-1 RNAi significantly extends mean lifespan of wild-type by 37 - 44%, of daf-16 mutants by 18%, and of daf-2 mutants by 14%, but does not extend significantly the lifespan of eat-2 mutants. drr-1 RNAi does not affect pumping, but similar to DR reduces and delays reproduction as well as causes a slender appearance. drr-1 mRNA is 2-fold downregulated in response to DR [16103914]. | Nematode |
| 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 |
| 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].
| 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 |
| shk-1 | SHaKer family of potassium channels 1 | shk-1 encodes a shaker family of potassium channel which functions in muscle [21059759], is expressed in sensory neurons [16899454], and downregulated in space. Mutation or RNA interference of shk-1 extends lifespan on NGM agar covered with killed or live bacteria as well as in liquid culture medium. shk-1 RNAi extends mean, 75%ile, and maximum lifespan by 16, 15, and 22%. shk-1(RB1392) mutation extends mean, 75%ile, and maximum lifespan by 19-22, 19-21, and 20-24%. Lifespan extension by unc-17 mutation is totally abolished by RNAi inactivation of either daf-16 or skn-1. eat-2 RNAi shortens the lifespan of shk-1 mutants. RNAi inactivation of shk-1 reduces Q35 aggregation [22768380].
Mutation and RNAi of shk-1 enhance pheromone-induced dauer formation [22768380].
| Nematode |
| vit-5 | VITellogenin structural genes (yolk protein genes) 5 | RNA interference against vit-5 extends mean lifespan by 10-22%. vit-5 is differentially transcribed in daf-16 and daf-2 RNAi animals [12845331]. RNAi knockdown of vit-5 starting at hatching or only during the adulthood significantly extends lifespan of wild-type, but does not alter, or even shortens the lifespan of eat-2 mutants [22810224]. | Nematode |
| icl-1 | IsoCitrate Lyase homolog 1 | RNAi knockdown of icl-1 (alias gei-7) starting at hatching or only during the adulthood significantly extends lifespan of wild-type, but does not alter, or even shortens the lifespan of eat-2 mutants [22810224]. | Nematode |
