Drosophila melanogaster GenDR Dietary Restriction Gene Manipulation: Mdh2

Gene Information (Entrez Gene ID: 42185)

Symbol
Mdh2
Aliases
CG 7998 CG7998 Dmel\CG7998 l(3)psg7 Mdh MDH-2 mdh2 mMdh psg7
Name
Malate dehydrogenase 2
Organism
Drosophila melanogaster (AnAge)
Entrez Gene ID
42185

Potential relevance to dietary restriction and ageing

Observations

Wild type flies and flies containing mutant Mdh2 (56% activity compared to the wild type) were subjected to dietary restriction. Both wild type and mutant flies showed a significant increase in lifespan under dietary restriction compared to normal conditions. However, flies with mutant Mdh2 had a significantly longer lifespan than the wild type, demonstrating that decreased Mdh2 activity enhances the effects of dietary restriction.

References

    In other databases

    GenAge model organism genes
    • A homolog of this gene for Caenorhabditis elegans is present as mdh-2
    • A homolog of this gene for Saccharomyces cerevisiae is present as MDH1
    GenAge microarray genes
    • A homolog of this gene for Homo sapiens is present as MDH2
    GenDR gene manipulations
    • A homolog of this gene for Saccharomyces cerevisiae is present as MDH1

    Homologs

    Caenorhabditis elegans
    mdh-2
    Danio rerio
    mdh2
    Homo sapiens
    MDH2
    Mus musculus
    Mdh2
    Rattus norvegicus
    Mdh2
    Saccharomyces cerevisiae
    MDH1

    External links

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