Drosophila melanogaster overexpression FAS live longer

2018 
FAS and FAS ligand is critical in the control of the extension of extrinsic pathway of apoptosis. In previous studies we have performed transcriptomics peripheral blood cells from centenarians, octogenarians and young persons and we found over expression in centenarians of the FAS receptor. To confirm the role of FAS ligand in longevity across animal species, we have generated Drosophila melanogaster that over expresses this gene using the GAL4-UAS technique. The results show that flies overexpressing FAS increase maximal longevity in twelve percent and average longevity in six percent. Therefore, we confirm that FAS is related to longevity flight.
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