Caenorhabditis elegansGenAge entry for acs-20 (Caenorhabditis elegans)

Gene information (ID: 245)

Symbol
acs-20
Name
Protein ACS-20
Organism
Caenorhabditis elegans (AnAge)
Known functions and activities
Fatty acid transporter

Potential relevance to longevity and/or ageing

Observations
RNA interference decreased median lifespan by 50% in wild type animals and 70% in daf-2 mutants.
% change in avg or median lifespan
Median lifespan is 50% lower.
Lifespan Effect
Decrease
Genetic Manipulation
RNA interference
Longevity Category
Pro-Longevity
Primary reference

    In other databases

    GenAge model organism genes
    • A homolog of this gene for Saccharomyces cerevisiae is present as FAT1

    Homologs in other organisms

    Danio rerio
    slc27a1b
    Danio rerio
    slc27a4
    Danio rerio
    slc27a1a
    Drosophila melanogaster
    CG44252
    Drosophila melanogaster
    Fatp
    Drosophila melanogaster
    CG3394
    Homo sapiens
    SLC27A4
    Homo sapiens
    SLC27A1
    Mus musculus
    Slc27a4
    Mus musculus
    Slc27a1
    Rattus norvegicus
    Slc27a1
    Rattus norvegicus
    Slc27a4
    Saccharomyces cerevisiae
    FAT1

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