A heady message for lifespan regulation

被引：11

作者：

Cowen, T ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UCL Royal Free & Univ Coll Med Sch, Dept Anat & Dev Biol, London NW3 2PF, England

来源：

TRENDS IN GENETICS | 2001年 / 17卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1016/S0168-9525(00)02214-9

中图分类号：

Q3 [遗传学];

学科分类号：

071007 ; 090102 ;

摘要：

Mutant Caenorhabditis elegans in which the age-1 and daf-2 genes (involved in insulin-receptor-like signalling) are expressed at low levels exhibit extended lifespan. Wolkow and colleagues recently showed that restricted re-expression of age-1 and daf-2 genes in neurons of these mutants rescues wild-type lifespan as effectively as ubiquitous re-expression. Low levels of insulin-like signalling in neurons might control longevity by enhancing protection against free radical damage. However, in mammalian cells (including neurons) reduced insulin-like signalling is generally thought to be deleterious to antioxidant defence and to neuron survival. Here we discuss the new work and several hypotheses to explain this apparent contradiction.

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页码：109 / 113

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