Caenorhabditis elegansGenAge entry for tbb-2 (Caenorhabditis elegans)

Gene information (ID: 2036)

Symbol
tbb-2
Name
Tubulin beta-2 chain
Organism
Caenorhabditis elegans (AnAge)

Potential relevance to longevity and/or ageing

Observations
RNA interference of tbb-2 results in an increased lifespan.
% change in avg or median lifespan
Mean lifespan is 5.1% higher.
Lifespan Effect
Increase
Genetic Manipulation
RNA interference
Longevity Category
Anti-Longevity
Primary reference

    Homologs in other organisms

    Drosophila melanogaster
    betaTub97EF
    Saccharomyces cerevisiae
    TUB2

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