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<p>In recent decades, there has been active research into how ionizing radiation at low doses, an inevitable factor in human activity, affects aging processes and which molecular genetic mechanisms underlie this influence. This study investigates the effects of mutations in <i>PIWI</i> subfamily genes (<i>piwi</i> and <i>aub</i>), which regulate transposable elements, on the lifespan of <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> under conditions of genome instability induced by <i>hobo</i> transposons and chronic low-intensity irradiation (20&#xa0;cGy). It is shown that dysfunction of <i>piwi</i> and <i>aub</i> modulates the activity of <i>hobo</i> transposons, increasing the frequency of their excisions/transpositions and recombinogenic activity, as confirmed by phenotypic and PCR analyses. The presence of <i>hobo</i> transposons in the genome elevates the spontaneous level of DNA fragmentation in ovarian cells, and chronic irradiation enhances this effect, leading to increased DNA damage in somatic and germline cells of most studied strains. Despite increased genetic instability and reduced fertility in some genotypes, the combined presence of mutations and <i>hobo</i> transposons paradoxically increases lifespan both under control conditions and after irradiation. Analysis of the interaction between genetic factors reveals a predominantly antagonistic, and in one case synergistic, effect on lifespan, depending on the type of mutation, the structure of the <i>hobo</i> transposons (full-size or defective copies), sex, and irradiation conditions. These results demonstrate the complex interplay between systems controlling transpositional activity and stress-induced processes that affect key viability parameters.</p>

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Genetic interactions between PIWI subfamily genes and hobo transposons modulate Drosophila melanogaster lifespan under chronic low-intensity irradiation

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    2026年8月5日

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  • Elena Yushkova

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In recent decades, there has been active research into how ionizing radiation at low doses, an inevitable factor in human activity, affects aging processes and which molecular genetic mechanisms underlie this influence. This study investigates the effects of mutations in PIWI subfamily genes (piwi and aub), which regulate transposable elements, on the lifespan of Drosophila melanogaster under conditions of genome instability induced by hobo transposons and chronic low-intensity irradiation (20 cGy). It is shown that dysfunction of piwi and aub modulates the activity of hobo transposons, increasing the frequency of their excisions/transpositions and recombinogenic activity, as confirmed by phenotypic and PCR analyses. The presence of hobo transposons in the genome elevates the spontaneous level of DNA fragmentation in ovarian cells, and chronic irradiation enhances this effect, leading to increased DNA damage in somatic and germline cells of most studied strains. Despite increased genetic instability and reduced fertility in some genotypes, the combined presence of mutations and hobo transposons paradoxically increases lifespan both under control conditions and after irradiation. Analysis of the interaction between genetic factors reveals a predominantly antagonistic, and in one case synergistic, effect on lifespan, depending on the type of mutation, the structure of the hobo transposons (full-size or defective copies), sex, and irradiation conditions. These results demonstrate the complex interplay between systems controlling transpositional activity and stress-induced processes that affect key viability parameters.