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First published online February 6, 2008
doi: 10.1242/10.1242/jcs.021519

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Signaling networks in aging

¹ Department of Genetics, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
² Cancer Biology Program, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
³ Neurosciences Program, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA

^* Author for correspondence (e-mail: anne.brunet{at}stanford.edu)

	Introduction

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Aging – long considered to be solely the result of wear and tear – is in fact regulated by specific genetic pathways. Simple changes in the environment (e.g. dietary restriction) can drastically extend lifespan, suggesting that several of these genetic pathways control longevity in response to changes in the surroundings. Here we summarize the key signaling modules identified so far that regulate aging and longevity.

	Hormonal signaling

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Insulin and insulin-like signaling
The first example of a specific pathway controlling longevity came from studies of Caenorhabditis elegans. Mutations that reduce the activity of the insulin receptor DAF-2 (Kenyon et al., 1993; Kimura et al., 1997) or the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) AGE-1 (Friedman and Johnson, 1988; Morris et al., 1996) extend lifespan in adult worms by more than 100%. The insulin receptor mediates its effects via the PI3K-AKT/SGK signaling pathway, which culminates in the negative regulation of the Forkhead transcription factor FOXO/DAF-16 (Brunet et al., 1999; Kops et al., 1999; Lin et al., 1997; Ogg et al., 1997). Insulin signaling regulates aging in a conserved manner, from worms to mammals. In Drosophila melanogaster, mutations in the insulin receptor extend female lifespan by 85% and mutation of the insulin-receptor substrate (IRS) Chico causes an 48% increase in lifespan (Clancy et al., 2001; Tatar et al., 2001). Overexpression of foxo in Drosophila extends lifespan by 15-52% (Giannakou et al., 2004; Hwangbo et al., 2004). In mice, animals that lack one allele of the insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) receptor gene show a 26% increase in mean lifespan (Holzenberger et al., 2003). The insulin signaling pathway is important in a variety of tissues to extend lifespan. Mutation of the insulin receptor in adipose tissue increases mouse lifespan by 18% (Bluher et al., 2003), whereas a brain-specific IRS2 knockout extends mouse lifespan by 18% (Taguchi et al., 2007).

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Klotho
Disruption of the expression of klotho, a cell-surface protein whose extracellular domain can act as a circulating hormone (Shiraki-Iida et al., 1998), accelerates aging in mice (Kuro-o et al., 1997). Conversely, overexpression of klotho in mice leads to an 19-31% lifespan extension in one strain of mice (Kurosu et al., 2005). The precise mechanisms by which klotho extends lifespan are still under investigation, but klotho has been found to repress insulin/IGF1 signaling (Kurosu et al., 2005) and to regulate phosphate and calcium homeostasis (Imura et al., 2007) by affecting fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) (Urakawa et al., 2006) and the Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase (Imura et al., 2007).

AC5
Mice lacking type 5 adenylyl cyclase (AC5) have an 32% increase in lifespan compared with wild-type littermates (Yan et al., 2007). AC5 probably transduces signals emanating from a hormonal seven-transmembrane-domain receptor, although the identity of this receptor is unknown. The increase in lifespan in AC5-deficient mice correlates with decreased levels of circulating GH, increased resistance to oxidative stress and increased Raf-MEK-ERK signaling (Yan et al., 2007). The chronological lifespan of yeast expressing a mutant form of adenylyl cyclase (CYR1) or yeast overexpressing the MAP kinase ERK2 is also increased, suggesting that the relevance of this pathway to longevity is conserved throughout evolution (Fabrizio et al., 2001; Yan et al., 2007).

TGFβ
In adult worms, mutations in TGFβ (daf-7) or in the TGFβ receptors DAF-1 (TGFβR1) and DAF-4 (TGFβR2) extend worm lifespan by 18-120% (Shaw et al., 2007). TGFβ signaling is mediated by two SMAD transcription factors, DAF-8 and DAF-14, which inhibit the action of another SMAD transcription factor, DAF-3 (SMAD3) (Shaw et al., 2007). DAF-3, together with its co-activator DAF-5, upregulates genes involved in cell cycle arrest and apoptosis, a large number of which are also regulated by the FOXO transcription factor DAF-16 (Shaw et al., 2007). Thus, the TGFβ and the insulin pathways might regulate lifespan by acting on similar subsets of genes.

Steroid signaling
In worms, the loss-of-function mutation of a cytochrome P450 (daf-9), a predicted steroidogenic hydroxylase, extends lifespan in a manner that is dependent on DAF-12 (Gerisch et al., 2001; Jia et al., 2002), a nuclear hormone receptor with closest homology to LXR (liver X receptor alpha) in mammals. DAF-9 might regulate the synthesis of a steroid ligand that inhibits the receptor DAF-12 (Gerisch et al., 2001; Jia et al., 2002). In line with this prediction, the steroid dafachronic acid is a ligand for DAF-12 that shortens the lifespan of daf-9-mutant worms (Gerisch et al., 2007). Conversely, another steroid, pregnenolone, extends worm lifespan in a DAF-12-dependent manner (Broue et al., 2007). In flies, the steroid termed juvenile hormone has been found to reverse the lifespan extension caused by mutation of the insulin-like receptor (Tatar et al., 2001). In mammals, the effects of steroids or steroid receptors on overall lifespan have not been directly examined, but the steroid dehydro epiandorosterone sulfate (DHEA-S) has been found to be associated with increased longevity in primates and humans (Roth et al., 2002).

Hormonal signaling pathways are extremely potent regulators of lifespan, perhaps because they coordinate the longevity of several key organs by acting in a systemic manner.

	Nutrient sensing and signaling

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The most efficient environmental intervention to delay aging is dietary restriction (DR) – restriction of food intake without malnutrition. Dissecting the mechanisms underlying DR-induced longevity has allowed the identification of novel signaling pathways that regulate aging.

Sirtuin deacetylases
The Sirtuin family of NAD-dependent protein deacetylases was identified early on as a key regulator of replicative lifespan in yeast (Kaeberlein et al., 1999; Kennedy et al., 1995). The role of Sirtuins in lifespan is conserved in metazoans. An increased number of copies of sir-2.1, a worm ortholog of yeast SIR2, extends worm lifespan by 15-50% (Tissenbaum and Guarente, 2001) and expression of Drosophila Sir2 extends fly lifespan by 18-29% (Rogina and Helfand, 2004). Importantly, Sirtuin proteins mediate the beneficial effects of DR on lifespan and behavior in yeast, worms, flies and mice (Chen et al., 2005; Lin et al., 2000; Rogina and Helfand, 2004; Wang and Tissenbaum, 2006). Note that Sir2 is necessary for increased lifespan induced by some, but not all, methods of DR in yeast (Kaeberlein et al., 2004; Lin et al., 2002). In mammals, there are seven Sirtuin proteins. The role of mammalian Sirtuin proteins in longevity has not yet been entirely described, but three pieces of recent evidence support a conserved role for Sirtuins in mammalian lifespan. First, Sirt6^–/– mice display signs of accelerated aging (Mostoslavsky et al., 2006). Second, a polymorphism in the human SIRT3 gene has been correlated with increased survival in centenarians (Rose et al., 2003). Third, Sirtuin proteins are one of the targets of the polyphenol compound resveratrol, which extends lifespan of invertebrates and obese mice (Baur et al., 2006; Viswanathan et al., 2005; Wood et al., 2004).

The Sirtuin pathway intersects with the insulin/IGF1 pathway. sir-2.1 lifespan extension in worms is dependent on FOXO (Tissenbaum and Guarente, 2001) and SIRT1 interacts with and directly deacetylates FOXO in mammalian cells (Brunet et al., 2004; Daitoku et al., 2004; Frescas et al., 2005; Motta et al., 2004; Van Der Horst et al., 2004; Yang et al., 2005).

AMPK
AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is an energy sensor that is activated in response to low energy levels. AMPK overexpression extends lifespan in worms by 13% (Apfeld et al., 2004; Greer et al., 2007a). AMPK is necessary for worm lifespan extension by one DR method in C. elegans (Greer et al., 2007a), but not another (Curtis et al., 2006). The role of AMPK in mammalian longevity is not clear yet, but compounds that activate AMPK have been proposed to act as DR mimetics and can extend mouse lifespan (Anisimov et al., 2005; Ingram et al., 2004). AMPK is also activated by resveratrol (Baur et al., 2006; Dasgupta and Milbrandt, 2007; Zang et al., 2006). AMPK acts in part via FOXO transcription factors to extend lifespan in worms (Greer et al., 2007a). In mammalian cells, AMPK directly phosphorylates FOXO, which suggests cross-talk between the AMPK and the insulin/IGF1 pathways (Greer et al., 2007b). AMPK activation in mammalian cells is known to result in the inhibition of target of rapamycin (TOR), a protein kinase that regulates protein translation (Inoki et al., 2003); so, part of the effects of AMPK on longevity could also be mediated by TOR (see below).

TOR and translation signaling
Mutation of TOR in worms extends lifespan by 150% (Hansen et al., 2007; Henderson et al., 2006; Vellai et al., 2003). In addition, mutation of raptor (DAF-15), a protein that forms a regulatory complex with TOR, extends worm lifespan by 30% (Jia et al., 2004). Raptor transcription is regulated by FOXO/DAF-16 (Jia et al., 2004), highlighting the intersection of the insulin receptor (IR) and the TOR pathways. TOR regulates translation through activation of p70S6K and inhibition of the translation repressor eIF4EBP. Recent studies have confirmed the importance of regulation of translation in longevity. Knocking down three translational regulators, eIF4G, eIF4E and eIF2B homologs, or p70S6K (RSKS-1) in C. elegans extends worm lifespan (Hansen et al., 2007; Henderson et al., 2006; Pan et al., 2007; Syntichaki et al., 2007). Similarly, in flies, modulation of translation by a dominant-negative form of TOR or its downstream target S6K extends lifespan (Kapahi et al., 2004).

FOXA/PHA-4
FOXA/PHA-4, another transcription factor of the Forkhead family, plays a central role in the extension of longevity induced by DR in worms (Panowski et al., 2007). FOXA/PHA-4 mediates the increase in lifespan of eat-2, a mutation that causes a decreased eating rate in C. elegans and is used to mimic DR (Avery, 1993; Lakowski and Hekimi, 1998). FOXA/PHA-4 also mediates the entire lifespan extension caused by another DR method, in which food is restricted in liquid medium (Panowski et al., 2007). FOXA/PHA-4 promotes worm longevity by upregulating a set of superoxide dismutase genes (sod-1, sod-2, sod-4 and sod-5), whereas FOXO/DAF-16 induces a different set of superoxide dismutase genes (sod-1, sod-3 and sod-5) (Panowski et al., 2007).

NRF1/SKN-1
DR-induced longevity is also mediated by a member of the family of bZIP transcription factors called SKN-1 in worms (NRF1 in mammals). A mutation in skn-1 decreases average lifespan in C. elegans (An and Blackwell, 2003). Expression of SKN-1 in two sensory neurons in worms is necessary for lifespan extension by DR where food is restricted in liquid medium (Bishop and Guarente, 2007), which suggests that SKN-1 acts to sense DR in these neurons. Interestingly, SKN-1 has been proposed to act by increasing the respiration rate in worms (Bishop and Guarente, 2007).

	Mitochondria and ROS signaling

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Mitochondria have been proposed to act as central organelles in the regulation of organismal aging (Wallace, 2005), because they control cellular energy levels, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production/detoxification and apoptosis, all of which are crucially important in determining lifespan.

ETC components, Clk-1 and p66^shc
One of the first pieces of evidence that components of the electron-transport chain (ETC) in mitochondria directly control lifespan came from genetic studies in C. elegans. Loss-of-function mutations in clk-1, which encodes a protein required for the biosynthesis of ubiquinone (coenzyme Q), an essential cofactor in the ETC, extend worm lifespan by 7-41% (Lakowski and Hekimi, 1996). The extension caused by the clk-1 mutation appears to be independent of insulin signaling (Lakowski and Hekimi, 1996) but might act in the same pathway as DR, because the clk-1 mutation does not further extend the lifespan of eat-2-mutant worms (Lakowski and Hekimi, 1998). Interestingly, mice that lack one allele of the Clk1 gene live 15-31% longer than wild-type mice (Liu et al., 2005), which suggests that ubiquinone plays a conserved role in lifespan regulation.

Mutation of the iron sulfur protein (ISP-1) of the mitochondrial complex III increases worm lifespan by 68-77% (Feng et al., 2001). RNAi directed against several other components of the ETC (nuo-2, NADH/ubiquinone oxidoreductase; cyc-1, cytochrome c reductase; and cco-1, cytochrome c oxidase), as well as against mitochondrial ATP synthase (atp-3), extends worm lifespan (Dillin et al., 2002; Lee et al., 2003). This suggests that reducing the energy production and/or reducing the production of ROS associated with electron transfer is crucial for lifespan extension.

In mice, the deletion of the gene encoding p66^shc causes an 28% increase in mouse lifespan compared with wild-type littermates (Migliaccio et al., 1999). Intriguingly, p66^shc is present within the mitochondrial intermembrane space and oxidizes cytochrome c, thereby generating ROS (Giorgio et al., 2005; Pinton et al., 2007).

Stress-induced protein kinases: JNK and MST-1
The activation of JNK, a MAP kinase family member activated by oxidative stress, extends longevity in worms and flies (Oh et al., 2005; Wang et al., 2003). The JNK pathway intersects with the insulin pathway. In C. elegans, overexpression of JNK leads to a FOXO-dependent increase in worm lifespan of 23-37% (Oh et al., 2005). In flies, FOXO is necessary for the lifespan extension of mutants in which JNK is activated (Wang et al., 2005).

The expression of another oxidative-stress-induced protein kinase (MST-1) extends worm lifespan by 7-18% in a FOXO-dependent manner (Lehtinen et al., 2006). Both JNK and MST-1 directly phosphorylate FOXO in worms and mammals and antagonize the effect of insulin on FOXO by promoting FOXO nuclear localization (Lehtinen et al., 2006; Oh et al., 2005).

	Genome surveillance pathways

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DNA repair and telomere maintenance Mutations in a number of DNA repair genes (XPD, ATM, WRN, BLM, TOP3B and POLG) cause premature aging, suggesting that repair of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA lesions is crucial for the normal lifespan of an organism. This subject is comprehensively reviewed elsewhere (Lombard et al., 2005). Interestingly, mutations in humans in some of these DNA repair genes (XPD, ATM, BLM and WRN) and in a gene encoding a protein involved in nuclear architecture (lamin A) are responsible for pathologies known as progeroid syndromes, in which patients display signs of premature aging (De Sandre-Giovannoli et al., 2003; Eriksson et al., 2003; Navarro et al., 2006). Telomere maintenance is also crucial for a normal lifespan. Telomere synthesis requires both telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) and telomerase RNA component (TERC). Mice lacking TERC (mTR^–/–) display signs of accelerated aging at the sixth generation (Rudolph et al., 1999). The fact that rapid aging is only observed in later generations of telomerase-deficient mice suggests that it is the telomere length or accumulation of DNA damage, rather than the absence of the enzyme, that causes premature aging. Although it is clear that intact DNA repair and telomere maintenance pathways are necessary for normal lifespan, an important issue that remains to be addressed is whether the overexpression of genes involved in DNA-repair or telomere-maintenance pathways would be sufficient to extend lifespan.

Tumor suppressors and antagonistic pleiotropy
Tumor suppressors are likely to help promote longevity by preventing cancer. Intriguingly, a few examples have indicated that tumor suppression might occur at the expense of longevity, illustrating the `antagonistic pleiotropy' theory of aging. For example, a mouse mutant that has constitutively activated p53 develops fewer tumors but also shows signs of rapid aging (Tyner et al., 2002). Mice overexpressing p44, a truncated activating version of p53, also have shortened lifespans (Maier et al., 2004). Moreover, expression of a dominant-negative form of p53 in flies extends lifespan by 32-58% (Bauer et al., 2005). A potential explanation for these findings is that the cellular responses triggered by activated p53 (cellular senescence) act as potent barriers against cancerous lesions but also have deleterious roles in tissues (Campisi, 2005). `Antagonistic pleiotropy' is not seen in all mouse models expressing tumor suppressors. For example, transgenic mice that express extra copies of p53 exhibit tumor resistance but age normally (Garcia-Cao et al., 2002; Matheu et al., 2007). Transgenic mice that express both p53 and the tumor suppressor p19^Arf even display a 16% extension in lifespan (Garcia-Cao et al., 2002; Matheu et al., 2007). Similarly, the tumor suppressor p16^Ink4a causes cellular senescence, but does not shorten overall lifespan, when overexpressed in mice (Matheu et al., 2004). These findings indicate that, under some circumstances, tumor-suppressor genes can prevent cancer and extend lifespan.

	Perspectives

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Genetic and environmental manipulations have revealed that aging is regulated by specific signaling pathways. However, whether these signaling pathways exert their effects in all tissues or regulate aging in specific `master' tissues that then affect aging systemically or are the rate-limiting organs for longevity remains to be determined for most pathways. Genome-wide RNAi screens in C. elegans have identified numerous genes that affect lifespan (Chen et al., 2007; Curran and Ruvkun, 2007; Hamilton et al., 2005; Hansen et al., 2005; Lee et al., 2003). Whether additional signaling modules regulating lifespan in other species exist will be interesting to determine. The identification of aging-signaling pathways has expanded the number of potential targets for small molecules that could stimulate longevity pathways or inhibit aging pathways. Compounds that affect aging could help prevent a wide range of diseases that are age-dependent, including cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.

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