Nature Communications (Jul 2021)

Insulin signaling regulates longevity through protein phosphorylation in Caenorhabditis elegans

  • Wen-Jun Li,
  • Chen-Wei Wang,
  • Li Tao,
  • Yong-Hong Yan,
  • Mei-Jun Zhang,
  • Ze-Xian Liu,
  • Yu-Xin Li,
  • Han-Qing Zhao,
  • Xue-Mei Li,
  • Xian-Dong He,
  • Yu Xue,
  • Meng-Qiu Dong

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24816-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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How phosphorylation mediated by Insulin/IGF-1 Signaling kinases regulates lifespan remains unclear. Here the authors perform a large-scale quantitative phosphoproteomic analysis of wildtype and IIS mutant C. elegans strains to reveal detailed functional insights into longevity.