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Original Articles

Uncoupling of Longevity and Paraquat Resistance in Mutants of the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

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Pages 2015-2018 | Received 06 Jun 2005, Accepted 12 Jul 2005, Published online: 22 May 2014
 

Abstract

To analyze the relationship between resistance to oxidative stress and longevity, we isolated three novel paraquat-resistant mutants, mev-5, mev-6, and mev-7, from the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. They all showed the Dyf (defective in dye filling) phenotype, but not always resistance to heat or UV. Life-span extension was observed only in the mev-5 mutant at 26 °C. These results indicate that longevity is uncoupled with the phenotype of paraquat resistance.

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