Caenorhabditis elegansGenAge entry for mir-246 (Caenorhabditis elegans)

Gene information (ID: 2167)

Symbol
mir-246
Name
mir-246
Organism
Caenorhabditis elegans (AnAge)

Potential relevance to longevity and/or ageing

Observations
Mir-246 loss of function mutant worms demonstrated a 10% decrease in lifespan. In contrast worms overexpressing mir-246 showed an 3% increase in mean lifespan. In addition mir-246 was found to be highly upregulated during ageing.
% change in avg or median lifespan
Mean lifespan is 10% lower.
Lifespan Effect
Decrease
Genetic Manipulation
Mutation
Longevity Category
Pro-Longevity
Primary reference

    Homologs in other organisms

    No homologs found

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