- Symbol
- gpa-8
- Name
- G Protein, Alpha subunit
- Organism
- Caenorhabditis elegans (AnAge)
- Known functions and activities
- G Protein, Alpha subunit
- Observations
- Increase in mean lifespan by up to 20% in knockouts.
- % change in avg or median lifespan
- Average lifespan is up to 20% higher.
- Lifespan Effect
- Increase
- Genetic Manipulation
- Knockout
- Longevity Category
- Anti-Longevity
- Primary reference
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- Observations
- Decrease in mean lifespan of up to 10% when gpa-8 is overexpressed.
- % change in avg or median lifespan
- Average lifespan is 10% lower.
- Lifespan Effect
- Decrease
- Genetic Manipulation
- Overexpression
- Longevity Category
- Anti-Longevity
- Primary reference
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- GenDR gene manipulations
- A homolog of this gene for Schizosaccharomyces pombe is present as gpa2
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- GPA1
- Schizosaccharomyces pombe
- gpa2
- WormBase
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- Entrez Gene
- View on Entrez Gene database (179731)
- Homologues
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GenAge entry for gpa-8 (Caenorhabditis elegans)