Mus musculusGenAge entry for Mt1 (Mus musculus)

Gene information (ID: 1799)

Symbol
Mt1
Aliases
MT-I; Mt-1
Name
metallothionein 1
Organism
Mus musculus (AnAge)

Potential relevance to longevity and/or ageing

Observations
Cardiac-specific overexpression of metallothionein increased lifespan by 14%.
% change in avg or median lifespan
Average lifespan is 14% higher.
Lifespan Effect
Increase
Genetic Manipulation
Overexpression
Longevity Category
Pro-Longevity
Primary reference

    In other databases

    GenAge human genes
    • A homolog of this gene for Homo sapiens is present as MT1E
    GenAge microarray genes
    • A homolog of this gene for Homo sapiens is present as MT1E
    GenDR gene expression
    • This gene is present as Mt1
    CellAge gene expression
    • A homolog of this gene for Homo sapiens is present as MT1E

    Homologs in other organisms

    Homo sapiens
    MT1E
    Homo sapiens
    MT1M
    Rattus norvegicus
    Mt1

    External links

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