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Metabotropic GABA signalling modulates longevity in C. elegans.

ABSTRACT: The nervous system plays an important but poorly understood role in modulating longevity. GABA, a prominent inhibitory neurotransmitter, is best known to regulate nervous system function and behaviour in diverse organisms. Whether GABA signalling affects aging, however, has not been explored. Here we examined mutants lacking each of the major neurotransmitters in C. elegans, and find that deficiency in GABA signalling extends lifespan. This pro-longevity effect is mediated by the metabotropic GABAB receptor GBB-1, but not ionotropic GABAA receptors. GBB-1 regulates lifespan through G protein-PLC? signalling, which transmits longevity signals to the transcription factor DAF-16/FOXO, a key regulator of lifespan. Mammalian GABAB receptors can functionally substitute for GBB-1 in lifespan control in C. elegans. Our results uncover a new role of GABA signalling in lifespan regulation in C. elegans, raising the possibility that a similar process may occur in other organisms.

SUBMITTER: Chun L

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4667614 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Metabotropic GABA signalling modulates longevity in C. elegans.

Chun Lei L Gong Jianke J Yuan Fengling F Zhang Bi B Liu Hongkang H Zheng Tianlin T Yu Teng T Xu X Z Shawn XZ Liu Jianfeng J

Nature communications 20151105

The nervous system plays an important but poorly understood role in modulating longevity. GABA, a prominent inhibitory neurotransmitter, is best known to regulate nervous system function and behaviour in diverse organisms. Whether GABA signalling affects aging, however, has not been explored. Here we examined mutants lacking each of the major neurotransmitters in C. elegans, and find that deficiency in GABA signalling extends lifespan. This pro-longevity effect is mediated by the metabotropic GA ...[more]

PMID: 26537867

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