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A Suppressor Screen for the Characterization of Genetic Links Regulating Chronological Lifespan in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Published on: September 17, 2020
Sugars, senescence, and ageing in plants and heterotrophic organisms
Astrid Wingler1, Céline Masclaux-Daubresse, Andreas M Fischer
1Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, Darwin Building, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK. a.wingler@ucl.ac.uk
Abstract:
Although an involvement of metabolic signals in the regulation of plant senescence has been demonstrated in a range of studies, the exact signalling pathways remain largely unresolved. For leaves, evidence supports a role of sugar accumulation in the initiation and/or acceleration of senescence. However, regulation of senescence or ageing may respond to different metabolic signals in heterotrophic plant organs and heterotrophic organisms. In animals and yeast, dietary restriction results in increased lifespan. In this article, the metabolic regulation of leaf senescence is compared with the effects of dietary restriction. Similarities and differences in the signalling pathways are discussed, including the role of autophagy, TOR (target of rapamycin), Sir2 (silent information regulator-2), and SnRK1 (sucrose non-fermenting-1-related protein kinase-1).
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