Drosophila melanogasterGenAge entry for OTC (Drosophila melanogaster)

Gene information (ID: 2216)

Symbol
OTC
Name
ornithine carbamoyltransferase
Organism
Drosophila melanogaster (AnAge)

Potential relevance to longevity and/or ageing

Observations
Overexpressing a misfolded variant of human OTC in flies increased median lifespan by 21% and maximum lifespan by 14%.
% change in max lifespan
Maximum lifespan is 14% higher.
% change in avg or median lifespan
Median lifespan is 21% higher.
Lifespan Effect
Increase
Genetic Manipulation
Overexpression
Longevity Category
Pro-Longevity
Primary reference

    Homologs in other organisms

    Homo sapiens
    OTC
    Homo sapiens
    OTC
    Homo sapiens
    OTC
    Homo sapiens
    OTC
    Homo sapiens
    OTC

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