Caenorhabditis elegansGenAge entry for vps-20 (Caenorhabditis elegans)

Gene information (ID: 764)

Symbol
vps-20
Name
Protein VPS-20
Organism
Caenorhabditis elegans (AnAge)
Known functions and activities
Endosomal vesicular trafficking

Potential relevance to longevity and/or ageing

Observations
RNA interference decreased median lifespan by 71% in a daf-2 background and 35% in daf-2/daf-16 double mutants.
Lifespan Effect
Decrease
Genetic Manipulation
RNA interference
Longevity Category
Pro-Longevity
Primary reference

    In other databases

    GenAge model organism genes
    • A homolog of this gene for Saccharomyces cerevisiae is present as VPS20
    GenDR gene manipulations
    • A homolog of this gene for Saccharomyces cerevisiae is present as VPS20

    Homologs in other organisms

    Danio rerio
    chmp6a
    Danio rerio
    chmp6b
    Drosophila melanogaster
    Vps20
    Homo sapiens
    CHMP6
    Mus musculus
    Chmp6
    Rattus norvegicus
    Chmp6
    Saccharomyces cerevisiae
    VPS20
    Schizosaccharomyces pombe
    vps20

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