Olfactory food perception is known to extend lifespan in C. elegans. Here the authors demonstrate food-odour-dependent brain-to-gut communication that extends lifespan in worms. Food odour downregulates tir-1 mRNA in AWC neurons, in a manner dependent on the miRNA miR-71, which triggers downstream effects in the gut, due to neuropeptide secretion, that promote proteostasis and longevity.
- Fabian Finger
- Franziska Ottens
- Thorsten Hoppe
