C. elegans 14-3-3 proteins regulate life span and interact with SIR-2.1 and DAF-16/FOXO

Mech Ageing Dev. 2006 Sep;127(9):741-7. doi: 10.1016/j.mad.2006.05.005. Epub 2006 Jul 24.

Abstract

14-3-3 proteins are evolutionarily conserved and ubiquitous proteins that function in a wide variety of biological processes. Here we define a new role for C. elegans 14-3-3 proteins in life span regulation. We identify two C. elegans 14-3-3 proteins as interacting proteins of a major life span regulator, the C. elegans SIR2 ortholog, SIR-2.1. Similar to sir-2.1, we find that overexpression of either 14-3-3 protein (PAR-5 or FTT-2) extends life span and that this is dependent on DAF-16, a forkhead transcription factor (FOXO), another important life span regulator in the insulin/IGF-1 signaling pathway. Furthermore, we show that both 14-3-3 proteins are co-expressed with DAF-16 and SIR-2.1 in the tissues critical for life span regulation. Finally, we show that DAF-16/FOXO also physically interacts with the 14-3-3 proteins. These results suggest that C. elegans 14-3-3 proteins can regulate longevity by cooperating with both SIR-2.1 and DAF-16/FOXO.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 14-3-3 Proteins / physiology*
  • Animals
  • Caenorhabditis elegans / physiology*
  • Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins / metabolism*
  • Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins / physiology*
  • Forkhead Transcription Factors
  • Green Fluorescent Proteins / metabolism
  • Immunoblotting
  • Longevity
  • Models, Animal
  • Organisms, Genetically Modified
  • RNA Interference
  • Sirtuins / metabolism*
  • Transcription Factors / metabolism*

Substances

  • 14-3-3 Proteins
  • Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins
  • Forkhead Transcription Factors
  • Transcription Factors
  • daf-16 protein, C elegans
  • par-5 protein, C elegans
  • Green Fluorescent Proteins
  • SIR-2.1 protein, C elegans
  • Sirtuins