Dietary restriction suppresses proteotoxicity and enhances longevity by an hsf‐1‐dependent mechanism in Caenorhabditis elegans
Open Access
- 10 March 2008
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Aging Cell
- Vol. 7 (3), 394-404
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-9726.2008.00385.x
Abstract
Dietary restriction increases lifespan and slows the onset of age-associated disease in organisms from yeast to mammals. In humans, several age-related diseases are associated with aberrant protein folding or aggregation, including neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's diseases. We report here that dietary restriction dramatically suppresses age-associated paralysis in three nematode models of proteotoxicity. Similar to its longevity-enhancing properties, dietary restriction protects against proteotoxicity by a mechanism distinct from reduced insulin/IGF-1-like signaling. Instead, the heat shock transcription factor, hsf-1, is required for enhanced thermotolerance, suppression of proteotoxicity, and lifespan extension by dietary restriction. These findings demonstrate that dietary restriction confers a general protective effect against proteotoxicity and promotes longevity by a mechanism involving hsf-1.Keywords
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