The mammalian protein TFEB is a key regulator of autophagy, a cellular process implicated in organismal ageing. Here, Lapierre et al. show that the TFEB orthologue HLH-30 is required for lifespan extension in six different long-lived Caenorhabditis elegansstrains.
- Louis R. Lapierre
- C. Daniel De Magalhaes Filho
- Malene Hansen