Drosophila melanogaster GenDR Dietary Restriction Gene Manipulation: InR

Gene Information (Entrez Gene ID: 42549)

Symbol
InR
Aliases
18402 CG18402 DIHR DILR dinr dInr dInR dINR DInr DInR dInsR dir dIR DIR Dir-a Dir-b DIRbeta dIRH DIRH Dmel\CG18402 er10 inr inR Inr INR Inr-alpha Inr-beta INS InsR insulin/insulin-like growth factor receptor IR l(3)05545 l(3)93Dj l(3)er10 lnR
Name
Insulin-like receptor
Organism
Drosophila melanogaster (AnAge)
Entrez Gene ID
42549

Potential relevance to dietary restriction and ageing

Observations

Overexpression of InRDN (the dominant negative form of insulin receptor) in mated females flies, which results in the inactivation of TOR signaling, affects lifespan extension by methionine restriction. While at 1.0x diet (normal level of all amino-acids, 15% dietary yeast) methionine reduction (from 1mM to 0.2mM) shortened lifespan both for InRDN overexpressing and control flies, at a 0.4x diet (0.4x reduced levels of all amino acids, corresponding to 6% dietary yeast) methionine reduction resulted in an increased lifespan but only for controls, suggesting in this case that methionine reduction and overexpressing InRDN share some common mechanisms.

References

    In other databases

    GenAge model organism genes
    • A homolog of this gene for Caenorhabditis elegans is present as daf-2
    • This gene is present as InR
    GenDR gene manipulations
    • A homolog of this gene for Caenorhabditis elegans is present as daf-2

    Homologs

    Caenorhabditis elegans
    daf-2
    Danio rerio
    igf1rb
    Homo sapiens
    INSRR
    Mus musculus
    Insrr
    Rattus norvegicus
    Insrr

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