Article
Regulation of aging and age-related disease by DAF-16 and heat-shock factor.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 16 May 2003
Hsu Ao-Lin, Murphy Coleen T, Kenyon Cynthia
Abstract excerpt
The Caenorhabditis elegans transcription factor HSF-1, which regulates the heat-shock response, also influences aging. Reducing hsf-1 activity accelerates tissue aging and shortens life-span, and we show that hsf-1 overexpression extends lifespan. We find that HSF-1, like the transcription factor DAF-16, is required for daf-2-insulin/IGF-1 receptor mutations to extend life-span. Our findings suggest this is...
Topics
- Aging
- Animals
- Caenorhabditis elegans
- Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins
- Forkhead Transcription Factors
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Heat-Shock Response
- Insulin
- Longevity
- Mutation
- Receptor, IGF Type 1
