GenAge 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
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Homologs in other organisms
No homologs found
External links
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