Research Paper Volume 8, Issue 11 pp 3028—3044
Rpd3 interacts with insulin signaling in Drosophila longevity extension
- 1 Department of Genetics & Genome Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT 06030, USA
- 2 Institute for Systems Genomics, School of Medicine, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT 06030, USA
- 3 current address: Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada
Received: September 10, 2016 Accepted: September 26, 2016 Published: November 14, 2016
https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.101110How to Cite
Abstract
Histone deacetylase (HDAC) 1 regulates chromatin compaction and gene expression by removing acetyl groups from lysine residues within histones. HDAC1 affects a variety of processes including proliferation, development, metabolism, and cancer. Reduction or inhibition of Rpd3, yeast and fly HDAC1 orthologue, extends longevity. However, the mechanism of rpd3’s effects on longevity remains unclear. Here we report an overlap between rpd3 and the Insulin/Insulin-like growth factor signaling (IIS) longevity pathways. We demonstrated that rpd3 reduction downregulates expression of members of the IIS pathway, which is associated with altered metabolism, increased energy storage, and higher resistance to starvation and oxidative stress. Genetic studies support the role of IIS in rpd3 longevity pathway, as illustrated with reduced stress resistance and longevity of flies double mutant for rpd3 and dfoxo, a downstream target of IIS pathway, compared to rpd3 single mutant flies. Our data suggest that increased dfoxo is a mediator of rpd3’s effects on fly longevity and intermediary metabolism, and confer a new link between rpd3 and IIS longevity pathways.