GenAge entry for chk-1 (Caenorhabditis elegans)
Gene information (ID: 125)
- Symbol
- chk-1
- Name
- CHeckpoint Kinase
- Organism
- Caenorhabditis elegans (AnAge)
- Known functions and activities
- chk-1 encodes a CHK1-like serine threonin protein kinase that affects fertility
Potential relevance to longevity and/or ageing
- Observations
- RNA interference increased lifespan by 15 to 25%.
- % change in avg or median lifespan
- Lifespan is 15-25% higher.
- Lifespan Effect
- Increase
- Genetic Manipulation
- RNA interference
- Longevity Category
- Anti-Longevity
- Primary reference
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In other databases
- CellAge
- A homolog of this gene for Homo sapiens is present as CHEK1
- CellAge gene expression
- A homolog of this gene for Homo sapiens is present as CHEK1
Homologs in other organisms
- Danio rerio
- chek1
- Drosophila melanogaster
- grp
- Homo sapiens
- CHEK1
- Mus musculus
- Chek1
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- CHK1
External links
- WormBase
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- Ensembl
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- Entrez Gene
- View on Entrez Gene database (3565921)
- Homologues
- Search HomoloGene
- UniProt
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- Internet
- Search Google or Search Google Scholar