Table 1 Examples of Hippo pathway or telomere length links to thermal and dietary changes at organismal level
From: The hippo pathway: a molecular bridge between environmental cues and pace of life
Pathway /Mechanism | Link to environmental factor | Species | References |
|---|---|---|---|
Hippo pathway (via Lin28) | Diet-induced precocious puberty | Mice (Mus musculus) | |
Hippo pathway (via Yap) | Diet-induced obesity | Mice (Mus musculus) Human (Homo sapiens) | |
Hippo pathway | Adaption to low temperature | Honey bees (Apis mellifera) | [104] |
Hippo pathway | Adaption to different temperature gradients | Hive beetles (Aethina tumidahas) | [102] |
Hippo pathway | Adaption to thermal stress | Oysters (Crassostrea spp.) | [106] |
Hippo pathway | Adaption to high temperature | Indigenous chickens (Gallus gallus spadiceus) | [107] |
Hippo pathway | Adaption to low temperature | Giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) Pig (Sus scrofa) | |
Telomere length | Warmer temperature | American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) Desert lizard (Phrynocephalus przewalskii) | [326] |
Telomere length | Environmental temperature in association with age at maturity | Nine-spined sticklebacks (Pungitius pungitius) | [220] |
Telomere length | Environmental temperature depending on life stage | Zebra finch (Taeniopygia castanotis) | [327] |
Telomere length | Environmental temperature depending on the tissues | Human (Humo sapien) | |
Telomere length | Dietary fat composition | Mice (Mus musculus) | |
Telomere length | Food availability | Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) | [229] |
Telomere length | Dietary fat composition | Great tit (Parus major) | [230] |
Telomere length | Food availability | Western spadefoot toad (Pelobates cultripes) | [331] |