Entry
Name
Longevity regulating pathway
Description
Regulation of longevity depends on genetic and environmental factors. Caloric restriction (CR), that is limiting food intake, is recognized in mammals as the best characterized and most reproducible strategy for extending lifespan. Four pathways have been implicated in mediating the CR effect. These are the insulin like growth factor (IGF-1)/insulin signaling pathway, the sirtuin pathway, the adenosine monophosphate (AMP) activated protein kinase (AMPK) pathway and the target of rapamycin (TOR) pathway. The collective response of these pathways to CR is believed to promote cellular fitness and ultimately longevity via activation of autophagy, stress defense mechanisms, and survival pathways while attenuating proinflammatory mediators and cellular growth. Furthermore, there is evidence supporting that life span extension can be achieved with pharmacologic agents that mimic the effects of caloric restriction, such as rapamycin, via mTOR signaling blockade, resveratrol, by activating SIRT1 activity, and metformin, which seems to be a robust stimulator of AMPK activity. As an aging suppressor, Klotho is an important molecule in aging processes and its overexpression results in longevity.
Class
Organismal Systems; Aging
BRITE hierarchy
Pathway map
ko04211 Longevity regulating pathway
Orthology
K00922 PIK3CA_B_D; phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha/beta/delta [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
K02159 BAX; apoptosis regulator BAX
K02580 NFKB1; nuclear factor NF-kappa-B p105 subunit
K02649 PIK3R1_2_3; phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit alpha/beta/delta
K03259 EIF4E; translation initiation factor 4E
K04374 ATF4, CREB2; cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-4
K04450 ATF2, CREBP1; cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-2
K04451 TP53, P53; tumor protein p53
K04735 RELA; transcription factor p65
K05087 IGF1R, CD221; insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor [EC:2.7.10.1 ]
K05459 IGF1; insulin-like growth factor 1
K05869 CAMK4; calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV [EC:2.7.11.17 ]
K05870 CREB1; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 1
K07187 IRS2; insulin receptor substrate 2
K07198 PRKAA, AMPK; 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase, catalytic alpha subunit [EC:2.7.11.31 ]
K07199 PRKAB; 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase, regulatory beta subunit
K07200 PRKAG; 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase, regulatory gamma subunit
K07201 FOXO1; forkhead box protein O1
K07202 PPARGC1A, PGC1A; alpha peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha
K07203 MTOR, FRAP, TOR; serine/threonine-protein kinase mTOR [EC:2.7.11.1 ]
K07204 RAPTOR; regulatory associated protein of mTOR
K07205 EIF4EBP1; eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E binding protein 1
K07206 TSC1; tuberous sclerosis 1
K07207 TSC2; tuberous sclerosis 2
K07208 RHEB; Ras homolog enriched in brain
K07296 ADIPOQ, ACDC; adiponectin
K07297 ADIPOR; adiponectin receptor
K07359 CAMKK2; calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase 2 [EC:2.7.11.17 ]
K07827 KRAS, KRAS2; GTPase KRas
K08331 ATG13; autophagy-related protein 13
K08339 ATG5; autophagy-related protein 5
K08530 NR1C3, PPARG; peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
K08733 APPL1, DIP13A; DCC-interacting protein 13 alpha
K09047 CREB5, CREBPA; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 5
K09048 CREB3; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3
K09049 ATF6B, CREBL1; cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-6 beta
K09408 FOXO3; forkhead box protein O3
K11411 SIRT1, SIR2L1; NAD-dependent protein deacetylase sirtuin 1 [EC:2.3.1.286 ]
K11420 EHMT; [histone H3]-lysine9 N-trimethyltransferase EHMT [EC:2.1.1.355 ]
K16172 IRS1; insulin receptor substrate 1
K16184 AKT1S1, PRAS40; proline-rich AKT1 substrate 1
K17445 IRS3; insulin receptor substrate 3
K17446 IRS4; insulin receptor substrate 4
K17589 RB1CC1; RB1-inducible coiled-coil protein 1
K19730 ATG101; autophagy-related protein 101
Compound
C05981 Phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate
Reference
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Adiponectin and AdipoR1 regulate PGC-1alpha and mitochondria by Ca(2+) and AMPK/SIRT1.
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Title
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Mouchiroud L, Molin L, Dalliere N, Solari F
Title
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Tucci P
Title
Caloric restriction: is mammalian life extension linked to p53?
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Budanov AV, Karin M
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p53 target genes sestrin1 and sestrin2 connect genotoxic stress and mTOR signaling.
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Authors
Sopjani M, Rinnerthaler M, Kruja J, Dermaku-Sopjani M
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Intracellular signaling of the aging suppressor protein Klotho.
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Authors
Longo VD, Lieber MR, Vijg J
Title
Turning anti-ageing genes against cancer.
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