Caenorhabditis elegansGenAge entry for atg-9 (Caenorhabditis elegans)

Gene information (ID: 898)

Symbol
atg-9
Name
AuTophaGy (yeast Atg homolog)
Organism
Caenorhabditis elegans (AnAge)

Potential relevance to longevity and/or ageing

Observations
35% mean lifespan reduction
% change in avg or median lifespan
Average lifespan is 35% lower.
Lifespan Effect
Decrease
Genetic Manipulation
RNA interference
Longevity Category
Pro-Longevity
Primary reference
    Observations
    21% (daf-2 mutant) lifespan extension. For postdevelopmental RNAi (wt) maximum lifespan was extended by 10-15% .
    % change in max lifespan
    Maximum lifespan is 10-15% higher.
    Lifespan Effect
    Increase
    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 ATG9

      Homologs in other organisms

      Danio rerio
      atg9b
      Danio rerio
      atg9a
      Drosophila melanogaster
      Atg9
      Homo sapiens
      ATG9B
      Homo sapiens
      ATG9A
      Mus musculus
      Atg9a
      Mus musculus
      Atg9b
      Rattus norvegicus
      Atg9b
      Rattus norvegicus
      Atg9a
      Saccharomyces cerevisiae
      ATG9
      Schizosaccharomyces pombe
      atg9

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