Mitochondrial stress in GABAergic neurons non-cell autonomously regulates organismal health and aging

L Rathor, S Curry, Y Park, T McElroy, B Robles, S Yi… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Mitochondrial stress within the nervous system can trigger non-cell autonomous responses
in peripheral tissues. However, the specific neurons involved and their impact on organismal …

Inhibition of haao-1 enhances oxidative stress response by activating hormetic redox signaling in C. elegans

R Castro-Portuguez, KM Raymond, E Thullen… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
hydroxyanthranilate 3, 4-dioxygenase (HAAO) is an intermediate enzyme in the conversion
from tryptophan (TRP) to nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) via the kynurenine …

Further Extension of Lifespan by Unc-43/CaMKII and Egl-8/PLCβ Mutations in Germline-Deficient Caenorhabditis elegans

HID Mack, LG Buck, S Skalet, J Kremer, H Li… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Reduction of insulin/insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) signaling (IIS) promotes longevity
across species. In the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, ablation of germline stem cells …

A universal transportin protein drives stochastic choice of olfactory neurons via specific nuclear import of a sox-2-activating factor

A Alqadah, YW Hsieh, R Xiong… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Stochastic neuronal cell fate choice involving notch-independent mechanisms is a poorly
understood biological process. The Caenorhabditis elegans AWC olfactory neuron pair …

[HTML][HTML] Exposure to silicone breast implant-infused media is detrimental to Caenorhabditis elegans

BPM Henry, I Slaats, S Hughes - Micropublication Biology, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Women are raising concerns about breast implant illness (BII), a collective term for a range
of symptoms attributed to gel bleed. To study this, Caenorhabditis elegans was exposed to …

Peroxiredoxin 2 Regulates DAF-16/FOXO Mediated Mitochondrial Remodelling in Response to Exercise that is Disrupted in Ageing

Q Xia, P Li, JC Casas-Martinez, A Miranda-Vizuete… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Ageing is associated with mitochondrial dysfunction and increased oxidative stress.
Exercise generates endogenous reactive oxygen species (ROS) and promotes rapid …

Overexpression of mitochondrial fusion genes enhances resilience and extends longevity

A Traa, A Keil, Z Rudich, S Zhu, J Van Raamsdonk - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
The dynamicity of the mitochondrial network is crucial for meeting the ever-changing
metabolic and energy needs of the cell. Mitochondrial fission promotes the degradation and …

Aging-associated decline of phosphatidylcholine synthesis is a malleable trigger of natural mitochondrial aging.

T Poliezhaieva, PA Pernas, L Espada, M Bayar, Y Li… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Mitochondrial dysfunction is a prominent hallmark of aging contributing to the functional
decline of metabolic plasticity in late life. While genetic distortions of mitochondrial integrity …

The Rab GTPase activating protein TBC-2 regulates endosomal localization of DAF-16 FOXO and lifespan

İ Meraş, L Chotard, T Liontis, Z Ratemi, B Wiles… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
FOXO transcription factors have been shown to regulate longevity in model organisms and
are associated with longevity in humans. To gain insight into how FOXO functions to …

Decoding functional proteome information in model organisms using protein language models

I Barrios-Núñez, GI Martínez-Redondo… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
The gap between sequence information and experimental determination of function in
proteins is currently unsolvable. The computational and automatic implementation of …