Caenorhabditis elegansGenAge entry for lars-2 (Caenorhabditis elegans)

Gene information (ID: 417)

Symbol
lars-2
Name
Leucyl Amino-acyl tRNA Synthetase
Organism
Caenorhabditis elegans (AnAge)

Potential relevance to longevity and/or ageing

Observations
A mutation that impaired mitochondrial function was associated with a longer lifespan.
Lifespan Effect
Increase
Genetic Manipulation
Mutation
Longevity Category
Anti-Longevity
Primary reference

    In other databases

    GenAge model organism genes
    • A homolog of this gene for Saccharomyces cerevisiae is present as NAM2

    Homologs in other organisms

    Danio rerio
    lars2
    Drosophila melanogaster
    Aats-leu
    Homo sapiens
    LARS2
    Mus musculus
    Lars2
    Rattus norvegicus
    Lars2
    Saccharomyces cerevisiae
    NAM2
    Schizosaccharomyces pombe
    SPAC4G8.09

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