- Symbol
- Mstn
- Name
- myostatin
- Organism
- Mus musculus (AnAge)
- Observations
- Mstn+/- and Mstn-/- mice were protected from age-related decline in muscle mass and contractility. MSTN+/- mice demonstrated a 15% increase in maximal lifespan when compared to Mstn+/+ and Mstn-/- mice.
- % change in max lifespan
- Maximum lifespan is 15% higher
- % change in avg or median lifespan
- 15%
- Lifespan Effect
- Increase
- Genetic Manipulation
- Deletion
- Longevity Category
- Anti-Longevity
- Primary reference
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- GenAge model organism genes
- A homolog of this gene for Drosophila melanogaster is present as myo
- LongevityMap
- A homolog of this gene for Homo sapiens is present as MSTN
- Danio rerio
- mstnb
- Danio rerio
- mstna
- Drosophila melanogaster
- myo
- Homo sapiens
- MSTN
- Rattus norvegicus
- Mstn
- Mouse Genome Informatics
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- Entrez Gene
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- Homologues
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GenAge entry for Mstn (Mus musculus)