Evolution of natural lifespan variation and molecular strategies of extended lifespan

  1. Alaattin Kaya  Is a corresponding author
  2. Cheryl Zi Jin Phua
  3. Mitchell Lee
  4. Lu Wang
  5. Alexander Tyshkovskiy
  6. Siming Ma
  7. Benjamin Barre
  8. Weiqiang Liu
  9. Benjamin R Harrison
  10. Xiaqing Zhao
  11. Xuming Zhou
  12. Brian M Wasko
  13. Theo K Bammler
  14. Daniel EL Promislow
  15. Matt Kaeberlein
  16. Vadim N Gladyshev  Is a corresponding author
  1. Virginia Commonwealth University, United States
  2. Genome Institute of Singapore, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore
  3. University of Washington, United States
  4. Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, United States
  5. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Zoology, China
  6. Harvard medical school, United States
  7. University of Houston - Clear Lake, United States

Abstract

To understand the genetic basis and selective forces acting on longevity, it is useful to examine lifespan variation among closely related species, or ecologically diverse isolates of the same species, within a controlled environment. In particular, this approach may lead to understanding mechanisms underlying natural variation in lifespan. Here, we analyzed 76 ecologically diverse wild yeast isolates and discovered a wide diversity of replicative lifespan. Phylogenetic analyses pointed to genes and environmental factors that strongly interact to modulate the observed aging patterns. We then identified genetic networks causally associated with natural variation in replicative lifespan across wild yeast isolates, as well as genes, metabolites and pathways, many of which have never been associated with yeast lifespan in laboratory settings. In addition, a combined analysis of lifespan-associated metabolic and transcriptomic changes revealed unique adaptations to interconnected amino acid biosynthesis, glutamate metabolism and mitochondrial function in long-lived strains. Overall, our multi-omic and lifespan analyses across diverse isolates of the same species shows how gene-environment interactions shape cellular processes involved in phenotypic variation such as lifespan.

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All data generated or analyzed during this study are included in the manuscript and supporting files. RNA-seq data were deposited with the NCBI Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) with accession number GSE188294.

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  1. Alaattin Kaya

    Biology and Cancer Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States
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    kayaa@vcu.edu
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    No competing interests declared.
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  2. Cheryl Zi Jin Phua

    Genetics, Genome Institute of Singapore, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore
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    No competing interests declared.
  3. Mitchell Lee

    Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, United States
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    No competing interests declared.
  4. Lu Wang

    Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, United States
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    No competing interests declared.
  5. Alexander Tyshkovskiy

    Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States
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    No competing interests declared.
  6. Siming Ma

    Genetics, Genome Institute of Singapore, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore
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    No competing interests declared.
  7. Benjamin Barre

    Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States
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    No competing interests declared.
  8. Weiqiang Liu

    Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Zoology, Beijing, China
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    No competing interests declared.
  9. Benjamin R Harrison

    Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, United States
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    No competing interests declared.
  10. Xiaqing Zhao

    Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, United States
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    No competing interests declared.
  11. Xuming Zhou

    Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Harvard medical school, Boston, United States
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    No competing interests declared.
  12. Brian M Wasko

    Biology, University of Houston - Clear Lake, Houston, United States
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    No competing interests declared.
  13. Theo K Bammler

    Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, United States
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    No competing interests declared.
  14. Daniel EL Promislow

    Department of Lab Medicine & Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, United States
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    No competing interests declared.
  15. Matt Kaeberlein

    Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, United States
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    Matt Kaeberlein, Reviewing editor, eLife.
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  16. Vadim N Gladyshev

    Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States
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    vgladyshev@rics.bwh.harvard.edu
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    No competing interests declared.
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Funding

National Institutes of Health (1K01AG060040)

  • Alaattin Kaya

National Institutes of Health (AG067782)

  • Vadim N Gladyshev

National Institutes of Health (AG064223)

  • Vadim N Gladyshev

National Institutes of Health (AG049494)

  • Daniel EL Promislow

National Institutes of Health (T32 AG052354)

  • Mitchell Lee

Nathan Shock Center-University of Washington (P30AG013280)

  • Alaattin Kaya

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

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© 2021, Kaya et al.

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License permitting unrestricted use and redistribution provided that the original author and source are credited.

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  1. Alaattin Kaya
  2. Cheryl Zi Jin Phua
  3. Mitchell Lee
  4. Lu Wang
  5. Alexander Tyshkovskiy
  6. Siming Ma
  7. Benjamin Barre
  8. Weiqiang Liu
  9. Benjamin R Harrison
  10. Xiaqing Zhao
  11. Xuming Zhou
  12. Brian M Wasko
  13. Theo K Bammler
  14. Daniel EL Promislow
  15. Matt Kaeberlein
  16. Vadim N Gladyshev
(2021)
Evolution of natural lifespan variation and molecular strategies of extended lifespan
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https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.64860

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