Caenorhabditis elegansGenAge entry for che-2 (Caenorhabditis elegans)

Gene information (ID: 120)

Symbol
che-2
Name
abnormal CHEmotaxis
Organism
Caenorhabditis elegans (AnAge)
Known functions and activities
Chemotaxis and dauer formation

Potential relevance to longevity and/or ageing

Observations
Loss-of-function mutations extend lifespan up to 50%.
% change in avg or median lifespan
Lifespan is up to 50% higher.
Lifespan Effect
Increase
Genetic Manipulation
Mutation
Longevity Category
Anti-Longevity
Primary reference

    Homologs in other organisms

    Danio rerio
    ift80
    Drosophila melanogaster
    Oseg5
    Homo sapiens
    IFT80
    Homo sapiens
    0
    Mus musculus
    Ift80
    Rattus norvegicus
    Ift80

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