GenAge entry for wah-1 (Caenorhabditis elegans)
Gene information (ID: 1943)
- Symbol
- wah-1
- Name
- Worm AIF (apoptosis inducing factor) Homolog
- Organism
- Caenorhabditis elegans (AnAge)
Potential relevance to longevity and/or ageing
- Observations
- RNA interference of wah-1 extends mean lifespan (by 12.7%) compared to wild-type worms.
- % change in avg or median lifespan
- Mean lifespan is 13% higher.
- Lifespan Effect
- Increase
- Genetic Manipulation
- RNA interference
- Longevity Category
- Anti-Longevity
- Primary reference
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In other databases
- GenAge human genes
- A homolog of this gene for Homo sapiens is present as AIFM1
Homologs in other organisms
External links
- WormBase
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- Ensembl
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- Entrez Gene
- View on Entrez Gene database (176635)
- Homologues
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- UniProt
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- Internet
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