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daf-16 : An HNF-3/forkhead Family Member That Can Function to Double the Life-Span of Caenorhabditis elegans

Lin, Kui, Dorman, Jennie B., Rodan, Aylin, Kenyon, Cynthia·1997·Science

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The wild-type Caenorhabditis elegans nematode ages rapidly, undergoing development, senescence, and death in less than 3 weeks. In contrast, mutants with reduced activity of the gene daf-2, a homolog of the insulin and insulin-like growth factor receptors, age more slowly than normal and live more than twice as long. These mutants are active and fully fertile and have normal metabolic rates. The life-span extension caused by daf-2 mutations requires the activity of the gene daf-16. daf-16 appears to play a unique role in life-span regulation and encodes a member of the hepatocyte nuclear factor 3 (HNF-3)/forkhead family of transcriptional regulators. In humans, insulin down-regulates the expression of certain genes by antagonizing the activity of HNF-3, raising the possibility that aspects of this regulatory system have been conserved.

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Authors
Lin, K., Dorman, J. B., Rodan, A., & Kenyon, C.
Venue
Science
Published
1997-11-14
Volume
278
Issue
5341
Pages
1319-1322
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
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journal article
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