Caenorhabditis elegansGenAge entry for dld-1 (Caenorhabditis elegans)

Gene information (ID: 413)

Symbol
dld-1
Name
Protein DLD-1
Organism
Caenorhabditis elegans (AnAge)
Known functions and activities
Dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase

Potential relevance to longevity and/or ageing

Observations
Intermediate doses of DLD RNAi (RNAi dilutions of 1/20 and 1/50) significantly (P < 0.005) shortened adult lifespan by 20-25%, whereas more potent doses of DLD RNAi (non diluted) significantly (P < 0.005) extended adult lifespan by 10%.
Lifespan Effect
Not Recorded
Genetic Manipulation
RNA interference
Longevity Category
Not Recorded
Primary reference
    Observations
    RNA interference increased mean lifespan by 61%.
    % change in avg or median lifespan
    Average lifespan is 61% higher.
    Lifespan Effect
    Increase
    Genetic Manipulation
    RNA interference
    Longevity Category
    Anti-Longevity
    Primary reference

      In other databases

      GenAge model organism genes
      • A homolog of this gene for Saccharomyces cerevisiae is present as LPD1
      GenAge microarray genes
      • A homolog of this gene for Homo sapiens is present as DLD
      LongevityMap
      • A homolog of this gene for Homo sapiens is present as DLD

      Homologs in other organisms

      Danio rerio
      dldh
      Drosophila melanogaster
      CG7430
      Homo sapiens
      DLD
      Mus musculus
      Dld
      Rattus norvegicus
      Dld
      Saccharomyces cerevisiae
      LPD1
      Schizosaccharomyces pombe
      dld1

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