GenDR Dietary Restriction Gene Manipulation: mlk-1
Gene Information (Entrez Gene ID: 178895)
- Symbol
- mlk-1
- Name
- human MLK (Mixed Lineage Kinase) homolog
- Organism
- Caenorhabditis elegans (AnAge)
- Entrez Gene ID
- 178895
Potential relevance to dietary restriction and ageing
- Observations
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Loss-of-function mlk-1 mutant reduces the lifespan extension of intermitent fasting. In the wild-type N2 worms, intermitent fasting increases lifespan by ~77%, while in the mlk-1 mutants lifespan extension is reduced to ~50%.
- References
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Homologs
- Schizosaccharomyces pombe
- cdc7
External links
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