- Symbol
- clk-1
- Name
- Coenzyme Q7 homolog
- Organism
- Caenorhabditis elegans (AnAge)
- Known functions and activities
- Ubiquinone (coenzyme Q, CoQ) biosynthesis
- Observations
- Mutations slow down development and extend lifespan.
- Lifespan Effect
- Increase
- Genetic Manipulation
- Mutation
- Primary reference
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- Observations
- Overexpression of CLK-1 activity in wild-type worms can increase mitochondrial activity, accelerate behavioral rates during aging and shorten lifespan.
- Lifespan Effect
- Decrease
- Genetic Manipulation
- Overexpression
- Longevity Category
- Anti-Longevity
- Primary reference
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- Observations
- RNAi resulted in a lifespan extension by 40%.
- % change in avg or median lifespan
- Lifespan is 40% higher.
- Lifespan Effect
- Increase
- Genetic Manipulation
- RNA interference
- Longevity Category
- Anti-Longevity
- Primary reference
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- Observations
- Clk-1 mutants display lifespan extension compared to wild-type.
- Lifespan Effect
- Increase
- Genetic Manipulation
- Mutation
- Longevity Category
- Anti-Longevity
- Primary reference
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- GenAge model organism genes
- A homolog of this gene for Mus musculus is present as Coq7
- A homolog of this gene for Saccharomyces cerevisiae is present as CAT5
- GenAge human genes
- A homolog of this gene for Homo sapiens is present as COQ7
- GenDR gene manipulations
- This gene is present as clk-1
- LongevityMap
- A homolog of this gene for Homo sapiens is present as COQ7
- Danio rerio
- coq7
- Drosophila melanogaster
- COQ7
- Homo sapiens
- COQ7
- Mus musculus
- Coq7
- Rattus norvegicus
- Coq7
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- CAT5
- Schizosaccharomyces pombe
- coq7
- WormBase
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- Entrez Gene
- View on Entrez Gene database (175729)
- Homologues
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GenAge entry for clk-1 (Caenorhabditis elegans)