Entry Name Longevity regulating pathway - Homo sapiens (human)
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; AgingBRITE hierarchy
Pathway map Ortholog table Drug D12181 Edasalonexent (USAN/INN)
Organism Homo sapiens (human) [GN:
hsa ]
Gene 3479 IGF1; insulin like growth factor 1 [KO:K05459 ]
3667 IRS1; insulin receptor substrate 1 [KO:K16172 ]
8660 IRS2; insulin receptor substrate 2 [KO:K07187 ]
8471 IRS4; insulin receptor substrate 4 [KO:K17446 ]
3265 HRAS; HRas proto-oncogene, GTPase [KO:K02833 ]
3845 KRAS; KRAS proto-oncogene, GTPase [KO:K07827 ]
4893 NRAS; NRAS proto-oncogene, GTPase [KO:K07828 ]
5290 PIK3CA; phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
5293 PIK3CD; phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit delta [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
5291 PIK3CB; phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit beta [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
5295 PIK3R1; phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 1 [KO:K02649 ]
5296 PIK3R2; phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 2 [KO:K02649 ]
8503 PIK3R3; phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 3 [KO:K02649 ]
1385 CREB1; cAMP responsive element binding protein 1 [KO:K05870 ]
1386 ATF2; activating transcription factor 2 [KO:K04450 ]
10488 CREB3; cAMP responsive element binding protein 3 [KO:K09048 ]
90993 CREB3L1; cAMP responsive element binding protein 3 like 1 [KO:K09048 ]
64764 CREB3L2; cAMP responsive element binding protein 3 like 2 [KO:K09048 ]
84699 CREB3L3; cAMP responsive element binding protein 3 like 3 [KO:K09048 ]
148327 CREB3L4; cAMP responsive element binding protein 3 like 4 [KO:K09048 ]
468 ATF4; activating transcription factor 4 [KO:K04374 ]
9586 CREB5; cAMP responsive element binding protein 5 [KO:K09047 ]
1388 ATF6B; activating transcription factor 6 beta [KO:K09049 ]
6009 RHEB; Ras homolog, mTORC1 binding [KO:K07208 ]
57521 RPTOR; regulatory associated protein of MTOR complex 1 [KO:K07204 ]
9821 RB1CC1; RB1 inducible coiled-coil 1 [KO:K17589 ]
1978 EIF4EBP1; eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E binding protein 1 [KO:K07205 ]
1977 EIF4E; eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E [KO:K03259 ]
9470 EIF4E2; eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E family member 2 [KO:K03259 ]
253314 EIF4E1B; eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E family member 1B [KO:K03259 ]
9370 ADIPOQ; adiponectin, C1Q and collagen domain containing [KO:K07296 ]
26060 APPL1; adaptor protein, phosphotyrosine interacting with PH domain and leucine zipper 1 [KO:K08733 ]
5564 PRKAB1; protein kinase AMP-activated non-catalytic subunit beta 1 [KO:K07199 ]
5565 PRKAB2; protein kinase AMP-activated non-catalytic subunit beta 2 [KO:K07199 ]
5571 PRKAG1; protein kinase AMP-activated non-catalytic subunit gamma 1 [KO:K07200 ]
53632 PRKAG3; protein kinase AMP-activated non-catalytic subunit gamma 3 [KO:K07200 ]
51422 PRKAG2; protein kinase AMP-activated non-catalytic subunit gamma 2 [KO:K07200 ]
581 BAX; BCL2 associated X, apoptosis regulator [KO:K02159 ]
4790 NFKB1; nuclear factor kappa B subunit 1 [KO:K02580 ]
5970 RELA; RELA proto-oncogene, NF-kB subunit [KO:K04735 ]
5468 PPARG; peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma [KO:K08530 ]
Compound C05981 Phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate
Reference Authors Barzilai N, Huffman DM, Muzumdar RH, Bartke A
Title The critical role of metabolic pathways in aging.
Journal Reference Authors Fontana L, Partridge L, Longo VD
Title Extending healthy life span--from yeast to humans.
Journal Reference Authors Feng Z, Lin M, Wu R
Title The Regulation of Aging and Longevity: A New and Complex Role of p53.
Journal Reference Authors Kenyon CJ
Title The genetics of ageing.
Journal Reference Authors Cheng CW, Adams GB, Perin L, Wei M, Zhou X, Lam BS, Da Sacco S, Mirisola M, Quinn DI, Dorff TB, Kopchick JJ, Longo VD
Title Prolonged fasting reduces IGF-1/PKA to promote hematopoietic-stem-cell-based regeneration and reverse immunosuppression.
Journal Reference Authors Morris BJ, Willcox DC, Donlon TA, Willcox BJ
Title FOXO3: A Major Gene for Human Longevity - A Mini-Review.
Journal Reference Authors Pyo JO, Yoo SM, Ahn HH, Nah J, Hong SH, Kam TI, Jung S, Jung YK
Title Overexpression of Atg5 in mice activates autophagy and extends lifespan.
Journal Reference Authors Madeo F, Zimmermann A, Maiuri MC, Kroemer G
Title Essential role for autophagy in life span extension.
Journal Reference Authors Passtoors WM, Beekman M, Deelen J, van der Breggen R, Maier AB, Guigas B, Derhovanessian E, van Heemst D, de Craen AJ, Gunn DA, Pawelec G, Slagboom PE
Title Gene expression analysis of mTOR pathway: association with human longevity.
Journal Reference Authors Markaki M, Tavernarakis N
Title Metabolic control by target of rapamycin and autophagy during ageing - a mini-review.
Journal Reference Authors Dali-Youcef N, Lagouge M, Froelich S, Koehl C, Schoonjans K, Auwerx J
Title Sirtuins: the 'magnificent seven', function, metabolism and longevity.
Journal Reference Authors Ruderman NB, Xu XJ, Nelson L, Cacicedo JM, Saha AK, Lan F, Ido Y
Title AMPK and SIRT1: a long-standing partnership?
Journal Reference Authors Iwabu M, Yamauchi T, Okada-Iwabu M, Sato K, Nakagawa T, Funata M, Yamaguchi M, Namiki S, Nakayama R, Tabata M, Ogata H, Kubota N, Takamoto I, Hayashi YK, Yamauchi N, Waki H, Fukayama M, Nishino I, Tokuyama K, Ueki K, Oike Y, Ishii S, Hirose K, Shimizu T, Touhara K, Kadowaki T
Title Adiponectin and AdipoR1 regulate PGC-1alpha and mitochondria by Ca(2+) and AMPK/SIRT1.
Journal Reference Authors Ramis MR, Esteban S, Miralles A, Tan DX, Reiter RJ
Title Caloric restriction, resveratrol and melatonin: Role of SIRT1 and implications for aging and related-diseases.
Journal Reference Authors Canto C, Gerhart-Hines Z, Feige JN, Lagouge M, Noriega L, Milne JC, Elliott PJ, Puigserver P, Auwerx J
Title AMPK regulates energy expenditure by modulating NAD+ metabolism and SIRT1 activity.
Journal Reference Authors Esmaili S, Xu A, George J
Title The multifaceted and controversial immunometabolic actions of adiponectin.
Journal Reference Authors Mouchiroud L, Molin L, Dalliere N, Solari F
Title Life span extension by resveratrol, rapamycin, and metformin: The promise of dietary restriction mimetics for an healthy aging.
Journal Reference Authors Tucci P
Title Caloric restriction: is mammalian life extension linked to p53?
Journal Reference Authors Budanov AV, Karin M
Title p53 target genes sestrin1 and sestrin2 connect genotoxic stress and mTOR signaling.
Journal Reference Authors Sopjani M, Rinnerthaler M, Kruja J, Dermaku-Sopjani M
Title Intracellular signaling of the aging suppressor protein Klotho.
Journal Reference Authors Longo VD, Lieber MR, Vijg J
Title Turning anti-ageing genes against cancer.
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