Drosophila melanogasterGenAge entry for p53 (Drosophila melanogaster)

Gene information (ID: 489)

Symbol
p53
Aliases
CG10873; CG31325; CG33336; D-p53; Dm-P53; Dmel\CG33336;
Name
CG33336-PA
Organism
Drosophila melanogaster (AnAge)
Known functions and activities
Cell cycle regulation, apoptosis, and DNA repair

Potential relevance to longevity and/or ageing

Observations
Expression of dominant-negative versions of p53 in adult neurons extended lifespan by 58% in females and 32% in males and increased resistance to genotoxic stress.
% change in avg or median lifespan
Female lifespan is 58% higher; male lifespan is 32% higher.
Lifespan Effect
Increase
Genetic Manipulation
Dominant negative mutation
Longevity Category
Anti-Longevity
Primary reference
    Observations
    Expression of dominant-negative (DN) forms of Dmp53 in adult neurons, but not in muscle or fat body cells, extends median lifespan by 19% and maximum lifespan by 8%. The lifespan of calorie-restricted flies is not further extended by simultaneously expressing DN-Dmp53 in the nervous system, indicating that a decrease in Dmp53 activity may be a part of the CR lifespan-extending pathway in flies. Selective expression of DN-Dmp53 in only the 14 insulin-producing cells (IPCs) in the brain extends lifespan to the same extent as expression in all neurons and this lifespan extension is not additive with CR.
    % change in max lifespan
    Maximum lifespan is 8% higher.
    % change in avg or median lifespan
    Median lifespan is 19% higher.
    Lifespan Effect
    Increase
    Genetic Manipulation
    Mutation
    Longevity Category
    Anti-Longevity
    Primary reference

      In other databases

      GenDR gene manipulations
      • This gene is present as p53

      Homologs in other organisms

      No homologs found

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