A smell to die for.
How dietary restriction extends life span may involve anticipatory neurons. The odor of dietary yeast is sufficient to speed Drosophila aging while mutants of an odorant-binding protein extend life span.
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Department Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA. marc_tatar@brown.edu
D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000502:physiology*; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D005526:Food, Formulated; D008136:Longevity / Q000502:physiology*; D018035:Receptors, Odorant / Q000235:genetics*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology; D012903:Smell / Q000502:physiology*
D029721:Drosophila Proteins; C492465:Orco protein, Drosophila; D018035:Receptors, Odorant