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Drosophila melanogasterGenAge entry for foxo (Drosophila melanogaster)

Gene information (ID: 286)

Symbol
foxo
Aliases
3143; Afx; anon-WO0118547.374; cg3143; CG3143; dfoxo; dF
Name
Forkhead box, sub-group O
Organism
Drosophila melanogaster (AnAge)
Known functions and activities
Transcriptional regulator

Potential relevance to longevity and/or ageing

Observations
Overexpression extends lifespan.
Lifespan Effect
Increase
Genetic Manipulation
Overexpression
Longevity Category
Pro-Longevity
Primary reference
    Observations
    dFOXO, a downstream effector of the insulin/insulin-like growth factor signaling, was overexpressed in the adult Drosophila fat body, which increased lifespan and reduced fecundity of females but had no effect on male lifespan.
    Lifespan Effect
    Increase
    Genetic Manipulation
    Overexpression
    Longevity Category
    Pro-Longevity
    Primary reference
      Observations
      Age-specific mortality analysis showed that overexpression of dFOXO in the fat-body of adult females increased median (by 21-33%) and maximum lifespan and lowered the age-specific mortality compared to control flies at all ages, in two independent experiments. Initiation of dFOXO overexpression at different ages increased subsequent lifespan compared to controls, with the magnitude of the increase decreasing as the flies were put on RU486 at older age. The effects of removal of dFOXO overexpression at different ages closely mirrored those of induction of expression , and produced shorter lifespan compared to +RU486 controls, with the shortest lifespans observed in flies taken off RU486 at the earlier ages.
      % change in avg or median lifespan
      Median lifespan is 21-33% higher.
      Lifespan Effect
      Increase
      Genetic Manipulation
      Overexpression
      Longevity Category
      Pro-Longevity
      Primary reference

        In other databases

        GenAge model organism genes
        • A homolog of this gene for Caenorhabditis elegans is present as daf-16
        • A homolog of this gene for Saccharomyces cerevisiae is present as HCM1
        GenAge human genes
        • A homolog of this gene for Homo sapiens is present as FOXO1
        • A homolog of this gene for Homo sapiens is present as FOXO3
        • A homolog of this gene for Homo sapiens is present as FOXO4
        GenDR gene manipulations
        • This gene is present as foxo
        • A homolog of this gene for Mus musculus is present as Foxo3
        • A homolog of this gene for Caenorhabditis elegans is present as daf-16
        LongevityMap
        • A homolog of this gene for Homo sapiens is present as FOXO1
        • A homolog of this gene for Homo sapiens is present as FOXO3
        • A homolog of this gene for Homo sapiens is present as FOXO4
        CellAge
        • A homolog of this gene for Homo sapiens is present as FOXO1
        • A homolog of this gene for Homo sapiens is present as FOXO3
        • A homolog of this gene for Homo sapiens is present as FOXO4

        Homologs in other organisms

        Caenorhabditis elegans
        daf-16
        Danio rerio
        foxo3a
        Danio rerio
        si:dkey-11f5.5
        Danio rerio
        foxo1b
        Danio rerio
        foxo1a
        Danio rerio
        foxo4
        Danio rerio
        si:ch211-206a7.2
        Danio rerio
        foxo3b
        Homo sapiens
        FOXO4
        Homo sapiens
        FOXO1
        Homo sapiens
        FOXO6
        Homo sapiens
        FOXO3
        Mus musculus
        Foxo3
        Mus musculus
        Foxo1
        Mus musculus
        Foxo6
        Mus musculus
        Foxo4
        Rattus norvegicus
        Foxo4
        Rattus norvegicus
        Foxo3
        Rattus norvegicus
        Foxo1
        Rattus norvegicus
        Foxo6
        Saccharomyces cerevisiae
        HCM1

        External links

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