GenAge entry for NPF (Drosophila melanogaster)
Gene information (ID: 1924)
- Symbol
- NPF
- Name
- neuropeptide F
- Organism
- Drosophila melanogaster (AnAge)
Potential relevance to longevity and/or ageing
- Observations
- Activation of npf-expressing neurons using a temperature-sensitive TRPA1 channel results in decreased resistance to starvation and a decreased lifespan.
- % change in avg or median lifespan
- Median lifespan is approximately 25% lower.
- Lifespan Effect
- Decrease
- Genetic Manipulation
- Overexpression
- Longevity Category
- Anti-Longevity
- Primary reference
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Homologs in other organisms
No homologs found
External links
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