PMID- 28264931 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170621 LR - 20211204 IS - 1083-351X (Electronic) IS - 0021-9258 (Print) IS - 0021-9258 (Linking) VI - 292 IP - 16 DP - 2017 Apr 21 TI - Key proteins and pathways that regulate lifespan. PG - 6452-6460 LID - 10.1074/jbc.R116.771915 [doi] AB - Here, we review three sets of key proteins and their corresponding downstream pathways that have been linked to extending lifespan and promoting health span in a wide range of organisms. In particular, we review the biology of the sirtuin family of proteins, the insulin/insulin-like growth factor (IGF) signaling (IIS) pathway, and the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR). Using insights derived from simple model organisms, mice, and humans we discuss how these proteins and pathways may potentially alter the rate of aging. We further describe how knowledge of these pathways may lead to the rational design of small molecules that modulate aging and hence alter the propensity for a host of age-related diseases. CI - (c) 2017 by The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc. FAU - Pan, Haihui AU - Pan H AD - From the Center for Molecular Medicine, NHLBI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892. FAU - Finkel, Toren AU - Finkel T AD - From the Center for Molecular Medicine, NHLBI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 finkelt@nih.gov. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20170306 PL - United States TA - J Biol Chem JT - The Journal of biological chemistry JID - 2985121R RN - 0 (Insulin) RN - 67763-96-6 (Insulin-Like Growth Factor I) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (MTOR protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 3.5.1.- (Sirtuins) SB - IM MH - *Aging MH - Animals MH - Caenorhabditis elegans MH - Caloric Restriction MH - *Gene Expression Regulation MH - Humans MH - Insulin/physiology MH - Insulin-Like Growth Factor I/*physiology MH - *Longevity MH - Mice MH - Phosphorylation MH - Signal Transduction MH - Sirtuins/*physiology MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/*physiology PMC - PMC5399099 OTO - NOTNLM OT - IGF-1 OT - aging OT - insulin-like growth factor (IGF) OT - lifespan OT - mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) OT - mouse genetics OT - sirtuin OT - sirtuins COIS- The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest with the contents of this article EDAT- 2017/03/08 06:00 MHDA- 2017/06/22 06:00 PMCR- 2018/04/21 CRDT- 2017/03/08 06:00 PHST- 2017/03/08 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/06/22 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/03/08 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/04/21 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0021-9258(20)36565-0 [pii] AID - R116.771915 [pii] AID - 10.1074/jbc.R116.771915 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biol Chem. 2017 Apr 21;292(16):6452-6460. doi: 10.1074/jbc.R116.771915. Epub 2017 Mar 6.