Considering Caenorhabditis elegans Aging on a Temporal and Tissue Scale: The Case of Insulin/IGF-1 Signaling

P Fabrizio, A Alcolei, F Solari - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
The aging process is inherently complex, involving multiple mechanisms that interact at
different biological scales. The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is a simple model …

Multiomics of GCN4-Dependent Replicative Lifespan Extension Models Reveals Gcn4 as a Regulator of Protein Turnover in Yeast

BL Mariner, DP Felker, RJ Cantergiani… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
We have shown that multiple tRNA synthetase inhibitors can increase lifespan in both the
nematode C. elegans and the budding yeast S. cerevisiae by acting through the conserved …

Microsporidia: Pervasive natural pathogens of Caenorhabditis elegans and related nematodes

SS Gang, V Lažetić - Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is an invaluable host model for studying infections
caused by various pathogens, including microsporidia. Microsporidia represent the first …

[HTML][HTML] CUL-6/cullin ubiquitin ligase-mediated degradation of HSP-90 by intestinal lysosomes promotes thermotolerance

MB Sarmiento, SS Gang, P van Oosten-Hawle… - Cell Reports, 2024 - cell.com
Heat shock can be a lethal stressor. Previously, we described a CUL-6/cullin-ring ubiquitin
ligase complex in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans that is induced by intracellular …

Age‐dependent heat shock hormesis to HSF‐1 deficiency suggests a compensatory mechanism mediated by the unfolded protein response and innate immunity in …

D Kovács, JB Biró, S Ahmed, M Kovács, T Sigmond… - Aging …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The transcription factor HSF‐1 (heat shock factor 1) acts as a master regulator of heat shock
response in eukaryotic cells to maintain cellular proteostasis. The protein has a protective …