Daf-16

DAF-16 is the sole ortholog of the FOXO family of transcription factors in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.[1] DAF-16 is notable for being the primary transcription factor required for the profound lifespan extension observed upon mutation of the insulin-like receptor daf-2.[2] Moreover, the tractability of C. elegans as a model and interest in teasing out this conserved aging-associated genetic pathway allowed the intricacies of Insulin and Insulin-like growth factor (IGF) Signaling (IIS) to be thoroughly characterized primarily through studies using this model organism.[3]

Notable scientists involved in the initial and continued characterization of DAF-16-associated aging pathways:

See also

References

  1. ↑ daf-16 at WormBase www.wormbase.org
  2. ↑ Ogg, S; Paradis, S; Gottlieb, S; Patterson, GI; Lee, L; Tissenbaum, HA; Ruvkun, G (Oct 30, 1997). "The Fork head transcription factor DAF-16 transduces insulin-like metabolic and longevity signals in C. elegans.". Nature 389 (6654): 994–9. doi:10.1038/40194. PMID 9353126.
  3. ↑ Kenyon, C. (29 November 2010). "The first long-lived mutants: discovery of the insulin/IGF-1 pathway for ageing". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 366 (1561): 9–16. doi:10.1098/rstb.2010.0276.