Journal
CELL CYCLE
Volume 15, Issue 14, Pages 1821-1829Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2016.1183845
Keywords
Aging; daf-2; C; elegans; HEL-1; insulin; IGF-1 signaling; RNA helicase; SACY-1
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- Institute for Basic Science [IBS-R013-D1]
- Korean Government (MSIP) through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) [NRF-2013R1A1A2014754]
- Korean Health Technology R&D Project, Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea [HI14C2337]
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RNA helicases, which unwind RNAs, are essential for RNA metabolism and homeostasis. However, the roles of RNA helicases in specific physiological processes remain poorly understood. We recently reported that an RNA helicase, HEL-1, promotes long lifespan conferred by reduced insulin/insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) signaling (IIS) in Caenorhabditis elegans. We also showed that HEL-1 induces the expression of longevity genes by physically interacting with Forkhead box O (FOXO) transcription factor. Thus, the HEL-1 RNA helicase appears to regulate lifespan by specifically activating FOXO in IIS. In the current study, we report another longevity-promoting RNA helicase, Suppressor of ACY-4 sterility 1 (SACY-1). SACY-1 contributed to the longevity of daf-2/insulin/IGF-1 receptor mutants. Unlike HEL-1, SACY-1 was also required for the longevity due to mutations in genes involved in non-IIS pathways. Thus, SACY-1 appears to function as a general longevity factor for various signaling pathways, which is different from the specific function of HEL-1.
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