GenAge entry for mir-238 (Caenorhabditis elegans)
Gene information (ID: 2168)
- Symbol
- mir-238
- Name
- mir-238
- Organism
- Caenorhabditis elegans (AnAge)
Potential relevance to longevity and/or ageing
- Observations
- Mir-239.1 loss of function mutant worms demonstrated a 20% increase in lifespan. In contrast worms overexpressing mir-246 showed an 2% decrease in mean lifespan.
- % change in avg or median lifespan
- Mean lifespan is 20% higher.
- Lifespan Effect
- Increase
- Genetic Manipulation
- Mutation
- Longevity Category
- Anti-Longevity
- Primary reference
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Homologs in other organisms
No homologs found
External links
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- Entrez Gene
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- Internet
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