title: 14-3-3 regulates life span by both DAF-16-dependent and -independent mechanisms in Caenorhabditis elegans.
abstract: Caenorhabditis elegans life span, stress resistance and metabolism are regulated by the Insulin/IGF-1/DAF-2/DAF-16 pathway. DAF-16, a member of FOXO/Forkhead transcription factor family, can be targeted by 14-3-3 proteins to promote stress resistance. We have identified a 14-3-3 C. elegans homolog which promotes life span by both DAF-2-dependent and -independent mechanisms and by an unexpected DAF-16-independent mechanism. Our results demonstrate that C. elegans 14-3-3 proteins modulate stress-responsive genes throughout adulthood. In conclusion, 14-3-3 can be considered as an acute stress-responsive regulator as well as a sustained modulator of the Insulin/IGF-1/DAF-2/DAF-16 regulatory pathway in promoting life expectancy of growing old worms.
authors.affiliation: CRBM-CNRS, 1919 route de Mende, F34293 Montpellier cedex 5, France.
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Araiz
authors.forename: Marie-Thérèse
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Château
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Galas
mesh_terms: D048948:14-3-3 Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000502:physiology*; D029742:Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D051858:Forkhead Transcription Factors; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D017238:Genes, Helminth; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000378:metabolism; D008136:Longevity / Q000502:physiology*; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D034622:RNA Interference; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000494:pharmacology; D011972:Receptor, Insulin / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D019076:Transgenes
chemical_list: D048948:14-3-3 Proteins; D029742:Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins; D051858:Forkhead Transcription Factors; D007328:Insulin; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D014157:Transcription Factors; C108831:daf-16 protein, C elegans; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; C107483:DAF-2 protein, C elegans; D011972:Receptor, Insulin