A developmental timing microRNA and its target regulate life span in C. elegans

被引：356

作者：

Boehm, M ^{[1
]}

Slack, F ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Yale Univ, Dept Mol Cellular & Dev Biol, New Haven, CT 06511 USA

来源：

SCIENCE | 2005年 / 310卷 / 5756期

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D O I：

10.1126/science.1115596

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

The microRNA lin-4 and its target, the putative transcription factor lin-14, control the timing of larval development in Caenorhabditis elegans. Here, we report that lin-4 and lin-14 also regulate life span in the adult. Reducing the activity of lin-4 shortened life span and accelerated tissue aging, whereas overexpressing lin-4 or reducing the activity of lin-14 extended life span. Life-span extension conferred by a reduction in lin-14 was dependent on the DAF-16 and HSF-1 transcription factors, suggesting that the lin-4-lin-14 pair affects life span through the insulin/insulin-like growth factor-1 pathway. This work reveals a role for microRNAs and developmental timing genes in life-span regulation.

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页码：1954 / 1957

页数：4

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