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Almirón M, Gomez FH, Sambucetti P, Norry FM. Heat-induced hormesis in longevity is linked to heat-stress sensitivity across laboratory populations from diverse altitude of origin in Drosophila buzzatii. Biogerontology 2024; 25:183-190. [PMID: 37725295 DOI: 10.1007/s10522-023-10066-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
Abstract
Heat-induced hormesis in longevity is the increase in life span resulting from the previous exposure to a mild heat stress early in life. Here we examined heat-induced hormesis of Drosophila buzzatii in five mass-mating populations, which were derived from five wild populations along an elevation gradient from 202 to 1855 m above sea level in North-Western Argentina. Five day old flies were exposed to 37.5 °C for 90 min to induce hormesis and its possible variation across altitudinal populations. This heat treatment strongly extended longevity in lowland-derived flies from the most heat-resistant population only. Both heat-induced effects on longevity and heat-knockdown time (heat-stress sensitivity) were negatively correlated to altitude of population of origin. Hormesis was positively correlated to heat-knockdown time across populations. These results indicate that variation in heat-induced hormesis can not be considered as independent of heat-stress sensitivity (or heat-knockdown time) in populations of insects.
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- Mariano Almirón
- Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires (IEGEBA)-CONICET, Universidad de Buenos Aires, C-1428-EHA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, Universidad de Buenos Aires, C-1428-EHA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires (IEGEBA)-CONICET, Universidad de Buenos Aires, C-1428-EHA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, Universidad de Buenos Aires, C-1428-EHA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires (IEGEBA)-CONICET, Universidad de Buenos Aires, C-1428-EHA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, Universidad de Buenos Aires, C-1428-EHA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires (IEGEBA)-CONICET, Universidad de Buenos Aires, C-1428-EHA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, Universidad de Buenos Aires, C-1428-EHA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Narayan VP, Wilson AJ, Chenoweth SF. Genetic and social contributions to sex differences in lifespan in Drosophila serrata. J Evol Biol 2022; 35:657-663. [PMID: 35290690 PMCID: PMC9314142 DOI: 10.1111/jeb.13992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Revised: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Sex differences in lifespan remain an intriguing puzzle in evolutionary biology. While explanations range from sex differences in selection to sex differences in the expression of recessive lifespan‐altering mutations (via X‐linkage), little consensus has been reached. One unresolved issue is the extent to which genetic influences on lifespan dimorphism are modulated by the environment. For example, studies have shown that sex differences in lifespan can either increase or decrease depending upon the social environment. Here, we took an experimental approach, manipulating multiple axes of the social environment across inbred long‐ and short‐lived genotypes and their reciprocal F1s in the fly Drosophila serrata. Our results reveal strong genetic effects and subtle yet significant genotype‐by‐environment interactions for male and female lifespan, specifically due to both population density and mating status. Further, our data do not support the idea that unconditional expression of deleterious X‐linked recessive alleles in heterogametic males accounts for lower male lifespan.
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- Vikram P Narayan
- The School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia.,College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Penryn, UK
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Penryn, UK
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- The School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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Aging has provided fruitful challenges for evolutionary theory, and evolutionary theory has deepened our understanding of aging. A great deal of genetic and molecular data now exists concerning mortality regulation and there is a growing body of knowledge concerning the life histories of diverse species. Assimilating all relevant data into a framework for the evolution of aging promises to significantly advance the field. We propose extensions of some key concepts to provide greater precision when applying these concepts to age-structured contexts. Secondary or byproduct effects of mutations are proposed as an important factor affecting survival patterns, including effects that may operate in small populations subject to genetic drift, widening the possibilities for mutation accumulation and pleiotropy. Molecular and genetic studies have indicated a diverse array of mechanisms that can modify aging and mortality rates, while transcriptome data indicate a high level of tissue and species specificity for genes affected by aging. The diversity of mechanisms and gene effects that can contribute to the pattern of aging in different organisms may mirror the complex evolutionary processes behind aging.
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- Stewart Frankel
- Biology Department, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT, United States
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- Genetics and Genome Sciences, Institute for Systems Genomics, School of Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, United States
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Flatt T. Life-History Evolution and the Genetics of Fitness Components in Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics 2020; 214:3-48. [PMID: 31907300 PMCID: PMC6944413 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.119.300160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2019] [Accepted: 10/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Life-history traits or "fitness components"-such as age and size at maturity, fecundity and fertility, age-specific rates of survival, and life span-are the major phenotypic determinants of Darwinian fitness. Analyzing the evolution and genetics of these phenotypic targets of selection is central to our understanding of adaptation. Due to its simple and rapid life cycle, cosmopolitan distribution, ease of maintenance in the laboratory, well-understood evolutionary genetics, and its versatile genetic toolbox, the "vinegar fly" Drosophila melanogaster is one of the most powerful, experimentally tractable model systems for studying "life-history evolution." Here, I review what has been learned about the evolution and genetics of life-history variation in D. melanogaster by drawing on numerous sources spanning population and quantitative genetics, genomics, experimental evolution, evolutionary ecology, and physiology. This body of work has contributed greatly to our knowledge of several fundamental problems in evolutionary biology, including the amount and maintenance of genetic variation, the evolution of body size, clines and climate adaptation, the evolution of senescence, phenotypic plasticity, the nature of life-history trade-offs, and so forth. While major progress has been made, important facets of these and other questions remain open, and the D. melanogaster system will undoubtedly continue to deliver key insights into central issues of life-history evolution and the genetics of adaptation.
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- Thomas Flatt
- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, CH-1700, Switzerland
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Kellermann V, Sgrò CM. Evidence for lower plasticity in
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at warmer developmental temperatures. J Evol Biol 2018; 31:1300-1312. [DOI: 10.1111/jeb.13303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2018] [Revised: 05/27/2018] [Accepted: 05/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Vanessa Kellermann
- School of Biological Sciences Monash University Clayton Melbourne Vic. Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences Monash University Clayton Melbourne Vic. Australia
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Lunghi E, Manenti R, Mulargia M, Veith M, Corti C, Ficetola GF. Environmental suitability models predict population density, performance and body condition for microendemic salamanders. Sci Rep 2018; 8:7527. [PMID: 29760473 PMCID: PMC5951833 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-25704-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2017] [Accepted: 04/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Species can show strong variation of local abundance across their ranges. Recent analyses suggested that variation in abundance can be related to environmental suitability, as the highest abundances are often observed in populations living in the most suitable areas. However, there is limited information on the mechanisms through which variation in environmental suitability determines abundance. We analysed populations of the microendemic salamander Hydromantes flavus, and tested several hypotheses on potential relationships linking environmental suitability to population parameters. For multiple populations across the whole species range, we assessed suitability using species distribution models, and measured density, activity level, food intake and body condition index. In high-suitability sites, the density of salamanders was up to 30-times higher than in the least suitable ones. Variation in activity levels and population performance can explain such variation of abundance. In high-suitability sites, salamanders were active close to the surface, and showed a low frequency of empty stomachs. Furthermore, when taking into account seasonal variation, body condition was better in the most suitable sites. Our results show that the strong relationship between environmental suitability and population abundance can be mediated by the variation of parameters strongly linked to individual performance and fitness.
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- Enrico Lunghi
- Biogeographie, Universität Trier Fachbereich VI, Raum- und Umweltwissenschaften, Trier, Germany. .,Museo di Storia Naturale dell'Università degli Studi di Firenze, Sezione di Zoologia "La Specola", Firenze, Italy. .,Natural Oasis, Prato, Italy.
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- Department of Environmental Science and Policy, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Biogeographie, Universität Trier Fachbereich VI, Raum- und Umweltwissenschaften, Trier, Germany
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- Museo di Storia Naturale dell'Università degli Studi di Firenze, Sezione di Zoologia "La Specola", Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Science and Policy, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy.,University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Laboratoire d'Écologie Alpine (LECA), F-38000, Grenoble, France
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Duxbury EML, Rostant WG, Chapman T. Manipulation of feeding regime alters sexual dimorphism for lifespan and reduces sexual conflict in Drosophila melanogaster. Proc Biol Sci 2018; 284:rspb.2017.0391. [PMID: 28469030 PMCID: PMC5443951 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2017.0391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2017] [Accepted: 04/05/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Sexual dimorphism for lifespan (SDL) is widespread, but poorly understood. A leading hypothesis, which we test here, is that strong SDL can reduce sexual conflict by allowing each sex to maximize its sex-specific fitness. We used replicated experimental evolution lines of the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, which had been maintained for over 360 generations on either unpredictable ‘Random’ or predictable ‘Regular’ feeding regimes. This evolutionary manipulation of feeding regime led to robust, enhanced SDL in Random over control, Regular lines. Enhanced SDL was associated with a significant increase in the fitness of focal males, tested with wild-type (WT) females. This was due to sex-specific changes to male life history, manifested as increased early reproductive output and reduced survival. In contrast, focal female fitness, tested with WT males, did not differ across regimes. Hence increased SDL was associated with a reduction in sexual conflict, which increased male fitness and maintained fitness in females. Differences in SDL were not associated with developmental time or developmental survival. Overall, the results showed that the expression of enhanced SDL, resulting from experimental evolution of feeding regimes, was associated with male-specific changes in life history, leading to increased fitness and reduced sexual conflict.
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- Elizabeth M L Duxbury
- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7HP, UK.,Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EH, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7HP, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7HP, UK
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Characterization of dFOXO binding sites upstream of the Insulin Receptor P2 promoter across the Drosophila phylogeny. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0188357. [PMID: 29200426 PMCID: PMC5714339 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0188357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2017] [Accepted: 11/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The insulin/TOR signal transduction pathway plays a critical role in determining such important traits as body and organ size, metabolic homeostasis and life span. Although this pathway is highly conserved across the animal kingdom, the affected traits can exhibit important differences even between closely related species. Evolutionary studies of regulatory regions require the reliable identification of transcription factor binding sites. Here we have focused on the Insulin Receptor (InR) expression from its P2 promoter in the Drosophila genus, which in D. melanogaster is up-regulated by hypophosphorylated Drosophila FOXO (dFOXO). We have finely characterized this transcription factor binding sites in vitro along the 1.3 kb region upstream of the InR P2 promoter in five Drosophila species. Moreover, we have tested the effect of mutations in the characterized dFOXO sites of D. melanogaster in transgenic flies. The number of experimentally established binding sites varies across the 1.3 kb region of any particular species, and their distribution also differs among species. In D. melanogaster, InR expression from P2 is differentially affected by dFOXO binding sites at the proximal and distal halves of the species 1.3 kb fragment. The observed uneven distribution of binding sites across this fragment might underlie their differential contribution to regulate InR transcription.
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Polačik M, Blažek R, Reichard M. Laboratory breeding of the short-lived annual killifish Nothobranchius furzeri. Nat Protoc 2016; 11:1396-413. [DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2016.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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