Caenorhabditis elegansGenAge entry for mboa-1 (Caenorhabditis elegans)

Gene information (ID: 34)

Symbol
mboa-1
Name
Protein MBOA-1
Organism
Caenorhabditis elegans (AnAge)
Known functions and activities
Sterol O-acyltransferase

Potential relevance to longevity and/or ageing

Observations
RNA interference decreased median lifespan by 16% in wild type animals, 28% in a daf-2 background and 12% in daf-2/daf-16 double mutants.
% change in avg or median lifespan
Average lifespan is 16% lower.
Lifespan Effect
Decrease
Genetic Manipulation
RNA interference
Longevity Category
Pro-Longevity
Primary reference

    Homologs in other organisms

    Danio rerio
    soat2
    Danio rerio
    soat1
    Drosophila melanogaster
    CG8112
    Homo sapiens
    SOAT1
    Homo sapiens
    SOAT2
    Mus musculus
    Soat2
    Mus musculus
    Soat1
    Rattus norvegicus
    Soat2
    Rattus norvegicus
    Soat1
    Saccharomyces cerevisiae
    ARE1
    Saccharomyces cerevisiae
    ARE2

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