Figure 2. WWP-1 ubiquitin ligase activity is essential for DR induced longevity.
a, Mutation of the conserved catalytic cysteine of WWP-1 abolishes ubiquitin ligase activity. In vitro ubiquitination assay of recombinant WT WWP-1 or mutant WWP-1 (C762A) using C. elegans embryo extract. b, eat-2(ad116) mutant worms expressing a dominant negative wwp-1(C762A) have significantly shorter lifespans than control worms expressing GFP. Lifespan values are given in Supplementary Table 1.