Simultaneous activation of the hydrogen sulfide biosynthesis genes (CBS and CSE) induces sex-specific geroprotective effects in Drosophila melanogaster.
Mikhail V ShaposhnikovAnastasia A GorbunovaNadezhda V ZemskayaNatalia S UlyashevaNatalya R MinnikhanovaDaria V YakovlevaAleksey Igorevich MoskalevPublished in: Biogerontology (2023)
Hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) is one of the most important gasotransmitters that affect lifespan and provide resistance to adverse environmental conditions. Here we investigated geroprotective effects of the individual and simultaneous overexpression of genes encoding key enzymes of H 2 S biosynthesis - cystathionine-β-synthase (CBS) and cystathionine-γ-lyase (CSE) on D. melanogaster model. Simultaneous overexpression of CBS and CSE resulted in additive (in males) and synergistic (in females) beneficial effects on median lifespan. Individual overexpression of CBS was associated with increased thermotolerance and decreased transcription level of genes encoding stress-responsive transcription factors HIF1 and Hsf, while individual overexpression of CSE was associated with increased resistance to paraquat. Simultaneous overexpression of both genes increased resistance to hyperthermia in old females or paraquat in old males. The obtained results suggest sex-specific epistatic interaction of CBS and CSE overexpression effects on longevity and stress resistance.
Keyphrases
- transcription factor
- cell proliferation
- genome wide identification
- genome wide
- drosophila melanogaster
- bioinformatics analysis
- emergency department
- dna binding
- cancer therapy
- dna methylation
- stress induced
- high resolution
- mass spectrometry
- climate change
- drug delivery
- electronic health record
- human health
- drug induced
- life cycle