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ArticlePLoS genetics2014

daf-31 encodes the catalytic subunit of N alpha-acetyltransferase that regulates Caenorhabditis elegans development, metabolism and adult lifespan.

Di Chen, Jiuli Zhang, Justin Minnerly, Tiffany Kaul, Donald L Riddle, Kailiang Jia

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Article in PLoS genetics, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Di ChenMOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing Biomedical Research Institute, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Jiuli ZhangDepartment of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, Florida, United States of America.
Justin MinnerlyDepartment of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, Florida, United States of America.
Tiffany KaulDepartment of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, Florida, United States of America.
Donald L RiddleMichael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Kailiang JiaDepartment of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, Florida, United States of America.
Florida Atlantic University · USNanjing University · CNUniversity of British Columbia · CA

Funding

Enhancing and expanding the CGC Strain CollectionP40OD010440 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI Aric L Daul, Ann E. Rougvie · 2012 to 2026
$7.5M
GENES WITH MAJOR EFFECTS ON LIFE SPAN IN C ELEGANSR01AG012689 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA · PI RIDDLE, DONALD L. · 1995 to 2004
$1.7M
GENETICS OF THE CELEGANS DAUER LARVAR01GM060151 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA · PI RIDDLE, DONALD L. · 1999 to 2002
$993k
The novel role of autophagy in controlling C. elegans dauer recoveryR15HD080497 · NICHD · FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY · PI JIA, KAILIANG · 2014 to 2014
$357k
NIA NIH HHS AG12689NIA NIH HHS R01 AG012689NICHD NIH HHS 1R15HD080497NICHD NIH HHS R15 HD080497NIGMS NIH HHS GM60151NIH HHS P40 OD010440
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Caenorhabditis elegans dauer larva is a facultative state of diapause. Mutations affecting dauer signal transduction and morphogenesis have been reported. Of these, most that result in constitutive formation of dauer larvae are temperature-sensitive (ts). The daf-31 mutant was isolated in genetic screens looking for novel and underrepresented classes of mutants that form dauer and dauer-like larvae non-conditionally. Dauer-like larvae are arrested in development and have some, but not all, of the normal dauer characteristics. We show here that daf-31 mutants form dauer-like larvae under starvation conditions but are sensitive to SDS treatment. Moreover, metabolism is shifted to fat accumulation in daf-31 mutants. We cloned the daf-31 gene and it encodes an ortholog of the arrest-defective-1 protein (ARD1) that is the catalytic subunit of the major N alpha-acetyltransferase (NatA). A daf-31 promoter::GFP reporter gene indicates daf-31 is expressed in multiple tissues including neurons, pharynx, intestine and hypodermal cells. Interestingly, overexpression of daf-31 enhances the longevity phenotype of daf-2 mutants, which is dependent on the forkhead transcription factor (FOXO) DAF-16. We demonstrate that overexpression of daf-31 stimulates the transcriptional activity of DAF-16 without influencing its subcellular localization. These data reveal an essential role of NatA in controlling C. elegans life history and also a novel interaction between ARD1 and FOXO transcription factors, which may contribute to understanding the function of ARD1 in mammals.

Indexed as

AcetyltransferasesAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCatalytic DomainEpistasis, GeneticForkhead Transcription FactorsGene Expression RegulationLarvaLongevityMutationN-Terminal Acetyltransferase AN-Terminal Acetyltransferase EN-Terminal AcetyltransferasesAcetyltransferasesCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsDAF-15 protein, C elegansdaf-16 protein, C elegansDAF-31 protein, C elegansForkhead Transcription FactorsNaa10 protein, mouseN-Terminal Acetyltransferase AN-Terminal Acetyltransferase EN-Terminal Acetyltransferases

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PMID25330189
PMCPMC4199510
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