The
nematode
Caenorhabditis
elegans,
with
its
highly
sensitive
olfactory
system,
has
emerged
as
a
promising
tool
for
testing
chemotaxis.
In
the
field
of
cancer
diagnostics,
there
is
growing
interest
in
development
non-invasive
screening
methods
detection
volatile
organic
compounds
patient's
urine.
objective
this
study
was
to
contribute
existing
body
knowledge
by
evaluating
ability
elegans-based
chemotaxis
assay
discriminate
between
urine
samples
from
healthy
individuals
and
patients
diagnosed
breast
or
colon
cancer.
Following
synchronization
developmental
stages
C.
nematodes
were
exposed
individuals.
Subsequently,
chemotactic
indices
calculated
each
sample.
Our
results
demonstrated
statistically
significant
difference
response
elegans
compared
volunteers
(p
<
0.001).
Furthermore,
test
diagnostic
utility,
sensitivity
96%,
specificity
62%,
rate
73%
among
100%,
72%
those
findings
expand
on
previous
observations,
confirming
remarkable
hermaphrodites
discriminating
cancer-related
samples.
Molecules,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
29(4), С. 908 - 908
Опубликована: Фев. 19, 2024
Dendrobium
nobile
is
a
traditional
Chinese
herb
with
anti-inflammatory,
antioxidant,
and
neuroprotective
properties.
However,
its
antiaging
effects
are
unclear.
Herein,
we
studied
the
aging-related
functions
mechanism
of
action
alcohol
extract
(DnAE)
in
model
organism
Caenorhabditis
elegans.
The
results
indicated
that
1
mg/mL
DnAE
slowed
lipofuscin
accumulation,
decreased
levels
reactive
oxygen
species,
elevated
superoxide
dismutase
activity,
enhanced
oxidative
heat
stress
resistance,
extended
lifespan
nematodes,
protected
their
dopamine
neurons
from
6-hydroxydopamine-induced
neurodegeneration,
reduced
Aβ-induced
neurotoxicity.
upregulated
mRNA
expression
transcription
factors
DAF-16
HSF-1,
promoted
nuclear
localization
DAF-16,
fluorescence
intensity
HSP-16.2.
it
had
no
effect
on
mutants.
Thus,
can
significantly
extend
lifespan,
enhance
tolerance,
delay
age-related
diseases
through
DAF-16-dependent
pathway.
Nature Communications,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
16(1)
Опубликована: Янв. 27, 2025
Abstract
Alternative
splicing
impacts
most
multi-exonic
human
genes.
Inaccuracies
during
this
process
may
have
an
important
role
in
ageing
and
disease.
Here,
we
investigate
accuracy
using
RNA-sequencing
data
from
>14k
control
samples
40
body
sites,
focusing
on
split
reads
partially
mapping
to
known
transcripts
annotation.
We
show
that
inaccuracies
occur
at
different
rates
across
introns
tissues
are
affected
by
the
abundance
of
core
components
spliceosome
assembly
its
regulators.
find
age
is
positively
correlated
with
a
global
decline
fidelity,
mostly
affecting
genes
implicated
neurodegenerative
diseases.
support
for
latter
observing
genome-wide
increase
Alzheimer’s
disease
as
compared
neurologically
normal
individuals.
In
work,
provide
in-depth
characterisation
accuracy,
implications
our
understanding
disorders.
Agronomy,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
15(3), С. 590 - 590
Опубликована: Фев. 27, 2025
Root-knot
nematodes
(RKNs:
Meloidogyne
sp.)
are
among
the
most
devastating
plant
pathogens.
Their
chemotaxis-driven
host-seeking
activity
is
critical
for
RKNs’
infection
success.
Using
attractants
derived
from
bacterial
volatile
organic
compounds
(BVOCs)
to
interrupt
promising
management
of
RKNs.
However,
little
known
about
how
BVOCs
contribute
attractiveness
Here,
we
provide
a
first
evaluation
attractive
potential
taxonomically
diverse
bacteria
different
environments
and
assemble
previously
unidentified
repertoire
bi-attractive
M.
incognita
Caenorhabditis
elegans.
We
found
that
attraction
strength
preferred
was
positively
correlated
with
abundance
amounts
ketones
in
BVOC
profiles.
This
suggested
key
BVOC-mediated
attraction.
In
our
behavioral
experiments
using
ketone
compounds,
evidence
arises
specifically
odor
cues,
phenomenon
not
reported
previously.
study
demonstrates
time
specific
blend
naturally
occurring
within
profiles
serves
as
odorant
regulating
their
enhanced
toward
nematodes.
used
genetic
methods
show
AWCON
neurons
important
worms
sense
drive
these
bacteria.
Our
may
serve
platform
better
understanding
chemical
neuronal
basis
ketone-mediated
bacteria–nematode
interactions
development
new
management.
Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown, С. 1 - 20
Опубликована: Фев. 15, 2024
Multiple
signaling
pathways
have
been
discovered
to
play
a
role
in
aging
and
longevity,
including
the
insulin/IGF-1
system,
AMPK
pathway,
TOR
signaling,
JNK
germline
signaling.
Mammalian
serum
glucocorticoid-inducible
kinase
1
(sgk-1),
which
has
associated
with
various
disorders
hypertension,
obesity,
tumor
growth,
limits
survival
C.
elegans
by
reducing
DAF-16/FoxO
activity
while
suppressing
FoxO3
human
cell
culture.
provides
significant
protection
for
number
of
genes
cancer.
The
best
known
these
are
lin-35/pRb
(mammalian
ortholog
pRb)
CEP-1
p53)
genes.
Therefore,
this
study,
we
aimed
investigate
expression
analyzes
sgk-1,
is
overexpressed
many
types
mammalian
cancer,
mutant
lin-35
demonstrate
validation
reference
wild-type
N2
elegans-focused
cancer
research.
To
develop
functional
genomic
studies
elegans,
evaluated
stability
five
candidate
(act-1,
ama-1,
cdc-42,
pmp-3,
iscu-1)
quantitative
real-time
PCR
using
algorithms
(geNorm,
NormFinder,
Delta
Ct
method,
BestKeeper,
RefFinder)
worms.
According
our
findings,
act-1
cdc-42
were
effective
accurately
normalizing
levels
gene
lin-35.
also
displayed
most
consistent
patterns,
therefore
they
utilized
standardize
level
sgk-1.
Furthermore,
results
clearly
showed
that
sgk-1
was
upregulated
worms
compared
Our
highlight
importance
definitive
mostly
expressed
Molecules and Cells,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
47(9), С. 100102 - 100102
Опубликована: Июль 23, 2024
Cellular
senescence
is
a
crucial
biological
process
associated
with
organismal
aging
and
many
chronic
diseases.
Here,
we
present
brief
guide
to
mammalian
assays,
including
the
measurement
of
cell
cycle
arrest,
change
in
cellular
morphology,
senescence-associated
β-galactosidase
(SA-β-gal)
staining,
expression
secretory
phenotype
(SASP).
This
work
will
be
useful
for
biologists
minimum
expertise
assays.
Molecules and Cells,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
47(4), С. 100047 - 100047
Опубликована: Март 18, 2024
Aging
is
accompanied
by
the
gradual
deregulation
of
transcriptome.
However,
whether
age-dependent
changes
in
transcriptome
are
evolutionarily
conserved
or
diverged
remains
largely
unexplored.
Here,
we
performed
a
meta-analysis
examining
using
publicly
available
datasets
eleven
representative
metazoans,
ranging
from
Caenorhabditis
elegans
to
human.
To
identify
transcriptomic
associated
with
aging,
analyzed
various
aspects
transcriptome,
including
genome
composition,
RNA
processing,
and
functional
consequences.
The
use
introns
novel
splice
sites
tended
increase
age,
particularly
brain.
In
addition,
our
analysis
suggests
that
accumulation
premature
termination
codon-containing
transcripts
common
feature
aging
across
multiple
animal
species.
Using
C.
as
test
model,
showed
several
splicing
factors
age-dependently
downregulated
were
required
maintain
normal
lifespan.
Thus,
aberrant
processing
appears
be
short
lifespan
Abstract
Classical
genetic
analysis
is
invaluable
for
understanding
the
interactions
underlying
specific
phenotypes,
but
requires
laborious
and
subjective
experiments
to
characterize
polygenic
quantitative
traits.
Contrarily,
transcriptomic
enables
simultaneous
objective
identification
of
multiple
genes
whose
expression
changes
are
associated
with
phenotypes.
Here,
we
conducted
crucial
longevity
using
datasets
daf‐2
/insulin/IGF‐1
receptor
mutant
Caenorhabditis
elegans
.
Our
unraveled
epistatic
relationships
at
level,
in
addition
verifying
genetically
established
interactions.
combinatorial
also
revealed
conferred
by
mutations.
In
particular,
demonstrated
that
extent
lifespan
caused
various
alleles
transcription
factor
daf‐16
/
FOXO
matched
their
effects
on
mutants.
We
identified
aging‐regulating
signaling
pathways
subsets
structural
functional
RNA
elements
altered
different
Lastly,
elucidated
cooperation
between
several
regulators,
based
combination
molecular
analysis.
These
data
suggest
biological
processes
coordinately
exert
networks.
Together
our
work
demonstrates
utility
dissection
identifying
important
physiological
processes,
including
aging
longevity.