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Elevated Trehalose Levels in C. elegans daf-2 Mutants Increase Stress Resistance, Not Lifespan.

Madina Rasulova | Aleksandra Zečić | Jose Manuel Monje Moreno | Lieselot Vandemeulebroucke | Ineke Dhondt | Bart P Braeckman
Metabolites | 2021

The C. elegans insulin/IGF-1 (insulin-like growth factor 1) signaling mutant daf-2 recapitulates the dauer metabolic signature-a shift towards lipid and carbohydrate accumulation-which may be linked to its longevity and stress resistance phenotypes. Trehalose, a disaccharide of glucose, is highly upregulated in daf‑2 mutants and it has been linked to proteome stabilization and protection against heat, cold, desiccation, and hypoxia. Earlier studies suggested that elevated trehalose levels can explain up to 43% of the lifespan extension observed in daf-2 mutants. Here we demonstrate that trehalose accumulation is responsible for increased osmotolerance, and to some degree thermotolerance, rather than longevity in daf-2 mutants. This indicates that particular stress resistance phenotypes can be uncoupled from longevity.

Pubmed ID: 33673074

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  • Agency: NIH HHS, United States
    Id: P40 OD010440

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