daf-16;lin-4

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Genetic mutants with daf-16, lin-4 alterations

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Temperature °C
20
Lifespan (days)
6.1
Lifespan change (compared to wild type)
-61.88%
Phenotype
A wild-type copy of lin-4 is required for full life-span extension by daf-2(RNAi) and is also required for the life-span phenotype conferred by daf-16(RNAi)
Lifespan comparisons
Double mutant daf-16(RNAi);lin-4(e912) has a lifespan of 6.1 days, while single mutant daf-16(RNAi) has a lifespan of 10.7 days, single mutant lin-4(e912) has a lifespan of 6.8 days and wild type has a lifespan of 16 days.
Type of interaction
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Almost additive (negative)
Citation
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Boehm M, Slack F, 2005, A developmental timing microRNA and its target regulate life span in C. elegans. Science. 310(5756):1954-7 16373574 Click here to select all mutants from this PubMed ID in the graph
Abstract
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. Lifespan 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.

Search genes: daf-16 lin-4

Entrez ID
Symbol
GenAge
Wormbase ID

172981
daf-16
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WBGene00000912

Forkhead box protein O;hypothetical protein

Locus: CELE_R13H8.1

Wormbase description: daf-16 encodes the sole C. elegans forkhead box O (FOXO) homologue; DAF-16 functions as a transcription factor that acts in the insulin/IGF-1-mediated signaling (IIS) pathway that regulates dauer formation, longevity, fat metabolism, stress response, and innate immunity; DAF-16 regulates these various processes through isoform-specific expression, isoform-specific regulation by different AKT kinases, and differential regulation of target genes; DAF-16 can interact with the CBP-1 transcription cofactor in vitro, and interacts genetically with other genes in the insulin signaling and with daf-12, which encodes a nuclear hormone receptor; DAF-16 is activated in response to DNA damage during development and co-regulated by EGL-27, alleviates DNA-damage-induced developmental arrest by inducing DAF-16-associated element (DAE)-regulated genes; DAF-16 is broadly expressed but displays isoform-specific tissue enrichment; DAF-16 localizes to both the cytoplasm and the nucleus, with the ratio between the two an important regulator of function.

Symbol
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lin-4
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Orthologs of daf-16;lin-4 in SynergyAge

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Orthologs of daf-16 in SynergyAge

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Mus musculus	Foxo6
Mus musculus	Foxo1
Mus musculus	Foxo4
Mus musculus	Foxo3

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