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Published on: March 26, 2012
Immunosuppression Induced by Brain-Specific HDAC6 Knockdown Improves Aging Performance in Drosophila melanogaster
Yingying Zhao1, Hongwen Xuan2, Chao Shen1
1State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438 China.
Abstract:
HDAC6 is involved in several biological processes related to aging-associated diseases. However, it was unknown whether HDAC6 could directly regulate lifespan and healthspan. We found that HDAC6 knockdown induced transcriptome changes to attenuate the aging changes in the Drosophila head, particularly on the inflammation and innate immunity-related genes. Whole-body knockdown of HDAC6 extended lifespan in the fly, furthermore brain-specific knockdown of HDAC6 extended both lifespan and healthspan in the fly. Our results established HDAC6 as a lifespan regulator and provided a potential anti-aging target.
Supplementary Information:
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s43657-022-00045-2.
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