Drosophila melanogasterGenAge entry for bam (Drosophila melanogaster)

Gene information (ID: 836)

Symbol
bam
Aliases
alpha; Bam; BAM; Bam-C; BamC; BamF; CG10422; Dmel\CG10422
Name
bag of marbles
Organism
Drosophila melanogaster (AnAge)

Potential relevance to longevity and/or ageing

Observations
Drosophila Bam overexpressing mutants have an extended lifespan due to germ cell loss.
% change in avg or median lifespan
Average female lifespan is up to 50% higher; Average male lifespan is up to 27.8% higher.
Lifespan Effect
Increase
Genetic Manipulation
Mutations
Longevity Category
Pro-Longevity
Primary reference

    Homologs in other organisms

    No homologs found

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