ifg-1;unc-70

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Genetic mutants with ifg-1, unc-70 alterations

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Temperature °C
25
Diet
NGM
Lifespan (days)
25.3
Lifespan change (compared to wild type)
7.20%
Lifespan comparisons
Double mutant ifg-1(cxTi9279);unc-70(RNAi) has a lifespan of 25.3 days, while single mutant unc-70(RNAi) has a lifespan of 22.1 days, single mutant ifg-1(cxTi9279) has a lifespan of 29.0 days and wild type has a lifespan of 23.6 days.
Type of interaction
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Opposite lifespan effects of single mutants
Citation
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Rogers AN et al., 2011, Life span extension via eIF4G inhibition is mediated by posttranscriptional remodeling of stress response gene expression in C. elegans. Cell Metab. 14(1):55-66 21723504 Click here to select all mutants from this PubMed ID in the graph
Abstract
Reducing protein synthesis slows growth and development but can increase adult life span. We demonstrate that knockdown of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4G (eIF4G), which is downregulated during starvation and dauer state, results in differential translation of genes important for growth and longevity in C. elegans. Genome-wide mRNA translation state analysis showed that inhibition of IFG-1, the C. elegans ortholog of eIF4G, results in a relative increase in ribosomal loading and translation of stress response genes. Some of these genes are required for life span extension when IFG-1 is inhibited. Furthermore, enhanced ribosomal loading of certain mRNAs upon IFG-1 inhibition was correlated with increased mRNA length. This association was supported by changes in the proteome assayed via quantitative mass spectrometry. Our results suggest that IFG-1 mediates the antagonistic effects on growth and somatic maintenance by regulating mRNA translation of particular mRNAs based, in part, on transcript length.

Temperature °C
25
Diet
NGM
Lifespan (days)
22.0
Lifespan change (compared to wild type)
8.37%
Lifespan comparisons
Double mutant ifg-1(cxTi9279);unc-70(RNAi) has a lifespan of 22.0 days, while single mutant unc-70(RNAi) has a lifespan of 19.2 days, single mutant ifg-1(cxTi9279) has a lifespan of 27.8 days and wild type has a lifespan of 20.3 days.
Type of interaction
See methods
Opposite lifespan effects of single mutants
Citation
View abstract
Rogers AN et al., 2011, Life span extension via eIF4G inhibition is mediated by posttranscriptional remodeling of stress response gene expression in C. elegans. Cell Metab. 14(1):55-66 21723504 Click here to select all mutants from this PubMed ID in the graph
Abstract
Reducing protein synthesis slows growth and development but can increase adult life span. We demonstrate that knockdown of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4G (eIF4G), which is downregulated during starvation and dauer state, results in differential translation of genes important for growth and longevity in C. elegans. Genome-wide mRNA translation state analysis showed that inhibition of IFG-1, the C. elegans ortholog of eIF4G, results in a relative increase in ribosomal loading and translation of stress response genes. Some of these genes are required for life span extension when IFG-1 is inhibited. Furthermore, enhanced ribosomal loading of certain mRNAs upon IFG-1 inhibition was correlated with increased mRNA length. This association was supported by changes in the proteome assayed via quantitative mass spectrometry. Our results suggest that IFG-1 mediates the antagonistic effects on growth and somatic maintenance by regulating mRNA translation of particular mRNAs based, in part, on transcript length.

Search genes: ifg-1 unc-70

Entrez ID
Symbol
GenAge
Wormbase ID

174322
ifg-1
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WBGene00002066

Initiation Factor 4G (eIF4G) family

Locus: CELE_M110.4

Wormbase description: ifg-1 encodes, by alternative splicing, two orthologs of the translation initiation factor 4F, ribosome/mRNA-bridging subunit (eIF-4G); by homology, IFG-1 is predicted to function in poly(A) tail-dependent translation initiation; loss of ifg-1 activity in adult animals extends lifespan.

Entrez ID
Symbol
GenAge
Wormbase ID

179077
unc-70
View on GenAge (unc-70)
WBGene00006803

Spectrin beta chain

Locus: CELE_K11C4.3

Wormbase description: unc-70 encodes two isoforms of a beta-spectrin ortholog required for normal body curvature and shape, normal movement, and correct localization of the alpha-spectrin SPC-1; the predominant UNC-70 isoform is expressed in all embryonic cells except the intestine, at the plasma membrane at sites of intercellular contact; UNC-70 becomes largely restricted to muscles and neurons from hatching to adulthood, with expression in adult spermetheca and hypodermis as well; conversely, the minor isoform is predominantly expressed in gut, and is also apposed to intercellular membrane junctions in embryos; sma-1 mutations (which impair the one beta-H-spectrin ortholog in C. elegans) enhance the unc-70 phenotype; UNC-70 is dispensable for viability (under undemanding laboratory culture conditions).

Orthologs of ifg-1;unc-70 in SynergyAge

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Species	Gene

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Species	Gene
Drosophila melanogaster	beta-Spec;eIF4G2
Mus musculus	Eif4g1;Sptbn1
Mus musculus	Eif4g1;Sptbn2
Mus musculus	Eif4g3;Sptbn1
Mus musculus	Eif4g3;Sptbn2
Mus musculus	eIF4G2;beta-Spec

Orthologs of ifg-1 in SynergyAge

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Species	Gene

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Species	Gene
Drosophila melanogaster	eIF4G2
Mus musculus	Eif4g1
Mus musculus	Eif4g3

Orthologs of unc-70 in SynergyAge

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Species	Gene

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Species	Gene
Drosophila melanogaster	beta-Spec
Mus musculus	Sptbn1
Mus musculus	Sptbn2