The African turquoise killifish: A research organism to study vertebrate aging and diapause

CK Hu, A Brunet - Aging cell, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The African turquoise killifish has recently gained significant traction as a new research
organism in the aging field. Our understanding of aging has strongly benefited from …

Yeast as a tool to identify anti-aging compounds

A Zimmermann, S Hofer, T Pendl, K Kainz… - FEMS yeast …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
In the search for interventions against aging and age-related diseases, biological screening
platforms are indispensable tools to identify anti-aging compounds among large substance …

Restoration of the GTPase activity and cellular interactions of Gαo mutants by Zn2+ in GNAO1 encephalopathy models

YA Larasati, M Savitsky, A Koval, GP Solis… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
De novo point mutations in GNAO1, gene encoding the major neuronal G protein Gαo, have
recently emerged in patients with pediatric encephalopathy having motor, developmental …

Muscle PARP1 inhibition extends lifespan through AMPKα PARylation and activation in Drosophila

S Guo, S Zhang, Y Zhuang, F Xie… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP1) has been reported to play an important role in
longevity. Here, we showed that the knockdown of the PARP1 extended the lifespan of …

Genetic and pharmacologic proteasome augmentation ameliorates Alzheimer's-like pathology in mouse and fly APP overexpression models

ES Chocron, E Munkácsy, HS Kim, P Karpowicz… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
The proteasome has key roles in neuronal proteostasis, including the removal of misfolded
and oxidized proteins, presynaptic protein turnover, and synaptic efficacy and plasticity …

Changes of mitochondrial ultrastructure and function during ageing in mice and Drosophila

T Brandt, A Mourier, LS Tain, L Partridge, NG Larsson… - Elife, 2017 - elifesciences.org
Ageing is a progressive decline of intrinsic physiological functions. We examined the impact
of ageing on the ultrastructure and function of mitochondria in mouse and fruit flies …

Effects of hunger on neuronal histone modifications slow aging in Drosophila

KJ Weaver, RA Holt, E Henry, Y Lyu, SD Pletcher - Science, 2023 - science.org
Hunger is an ancient drive, yet the molecular nature of pressures of this sort and how they
modulate physiology are unknown. We find that hunger modulates aging in Drosophila …

A dietary sterol trade-off determines lifespan responses to dietary restriction in Drosophila melanogaster females

B Zanco, CK Mirth, CM Sgrò, MDW Piper - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Diet plays a significant role in maintaining lifelong health. In particular, lowering the dietary
protein: carbohydrate ratio can improve lifespan. This has been interpreted as a direct effect …

Animal models of neurodegenerative disease: Recent advances in fly highlight innovative approaches to drug discovery

JA Tello, HE Williams, RM Eppler… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Neurodegenerative diseases represent a formidable challenge to global health. As
advances in other areas of medicine grant healthy living into later decades of life, aging …

Studying aging in Drosophila

Y He, H Jasper - Methods, 2014 - Elsevier
Drosophila melanogaster represents one of the most important genetically accessible model
organisms for aging research. Studies in flies have identified single gene mutations that …