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    Science. 2001 Apr 13;292(5515):288-90. Epub 2001 Apr 5.

    Regulation of longevity and stress resistance by Sch9 in yeast.

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    Division of Biogerontology, Andrus Gerontology Center, and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0191, USA.

    Abstract

    The protein kinase Akt/protein kinase B (PKB) is implicated in insulin signaling in mammals and functions in a pathway that regulates longevity and stress resistance in Caenorhabditis elegans. We screened for long-lived mutants in nondividing yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and identified mutations in adenylate cyclase and SCH9, which is homologous to Akt/PKB, that increase resistance to oxidants and extend life-span by up to threefold. Stress-resistance transcription factors Msn2/Msn4 and protein kinase Rim15 were required for this life-span extension. These results indicate that longevity is associated with increased investment in maintenance and show that highly conserved genes play similar roles in life-span regulation in S. cerevisiae and higher eukaryotes.

    PMID:
    11292860
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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