Doxycycline (DOX)-induced overexpression of Sod2Tn10\tetO.cCa driven by Tn10\tetRAct5C.T:Hsim\VP16 in adults results in increased lifespan compared with controls, while larval overexpression has no detectable effect on subsequent adult lifespan. Plots of log mortality rate versus age reveal that the increase in lifespan is due primarily to a rapid decrease in the initial mortality rate (within approximately 48 hours of DOX feeding), with no detectable effect on the mortality rate doubling time.
Sod2Tn10\tetO.cCa overexpression yields no increase in resistance to the stressors hydrogen peroxide, paraquat, 100% oxygen atmosphere, or desiccation compared with controls.
Sod2Tn10\tetO.cCa overexpressing flies exhibit normal even increased total lifetime locomotor activity compared with controls.
Doxycycline (DOX)-induced overexpression of Sod2Tn10\tetO.cCa driven by Tn10\tetRAct5C.T:Hsim\VP16 results in diminished thermotolerance with reductions in mean life span compared with controls.
Doxycycline (DOX)-induced overexpression of Sod2Tn10\tetO.cCa driven by Tn10\tetRAct5C.T:Hsim\VP16 results in a significant decrease in CO[[2]] production compared with controls.