GenAge entry for ins-7 (Caenorhabditis elegans)
Gene information (ID: 372)
- Symbol
- ins-7
- Name
- INSulin related
- Organism
- Caenorhabditis elegans (AnAge)
- Known functions and activities
- Encodes an insulin-like protein
Potential relevance to longevity and/or ageing
- Observations
- RNA interference extends lifespan.
- Lifespan Effect
- Increase
- Genetic Manipulation
- RNA interference
- Longevity Category
- Anti-Longevity
- Primary reference
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- Observations
- Post developmental RNAi resulted in a 12% mean lifespan extension.
- % change in avg or median lifespan
- Average lifespan is 12% higher.
- Lifespan Effect
- Increase
- Genetic Manipulation
- RNA interference
- Longevity Category
- Anti-Longevity
- Primary reference
-
Homologs in other organisms
No homologs found
External links
- WormBase
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- Entrez Gene
- View on Entrez Gene database (191688)
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- Internet
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