Modulation of longevity by environmental sensing

Sergiy Libert; Scott D Pletcher

doi:10.1016/j.cell.2007.12.002

Modulation of longevity by environmental sensing

Cell. 2007 Dec 28;131(7):1231-4. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2007.12.002.

Authors

Sergiy Libert¹, Scott D Pletcher

Affiliation

¹ Huffington Center on Aging, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

PMID: 18160034
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2007.12.002

Abstract

Organisms from bacteria to humans have the capacity to gauge the quality of their respective environments. Recent advances in understanding how various types of environmental conditions are sensed and interpreted by cells and by organisms have established a critical role for these systems in the modulation of physiology, health, and aging.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adaptation, Physiological* / genetics
Aging / genetics
Aging / metabolism
Aging / physiology*
Animals
Environment
Evolution, Molecular
Genotype
Humans
Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / metabolism
Longevity* / genetics
Phenotype
Sensation* / genetics
Sensory Receptor Cells / metabolism
Signal Transduction* / genetics

Substances

Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins