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Extension of Life-Span by Loss of CHICO, a Drosophila Insulin Receptor Substrate Protein

2001; American Association for the Advancement of Science; Volume: 292; Issue: 5514 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1126/science.1057991

1095-9203

David J. Clancy, David Gems, Lawrence G. Harshman, Sean Oldham, Hugo Stocker, Ernst Hafen, Sally J. Leevers, Linda Partridge,

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The Drosophila melanogaster gene chico encodes an insulin receptor substrate that functions in an insulin/insulin-like growth factor (IGF) signaling pathway. In the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, insulin/IGF signaling regulates adult longevity. We found that mutation of chico extends fruit fly median life-span by up to 48% in homozygotes and 36% in heterozygotes. Extension of life-span was not a result of impaired oogenesis in chico females, nor was it consistently correlated with increased stress resistance. The dwarf phenotype of chico homozygotes was also unnecessary for extension of life-span. The role of insulin/IGF signaling in regulating animal aging is therefore evolutionarily conserved.