GenAge entry for mvk-1 (Caenorhabditis elegans)
Gene information (ID: 746)
- Symbol
- mvk-1
- Name
- Y42G9A.4b
- Organism
- Caenorhabditis elegans (AnAge)
- Known functions and activities
- Mevalonate kinase
Potential relevance to longevity and/or ageing
- Observations
- RNA interference decreased median lifespan by 14% in wild type animals and 33% in daf-2 mutants.
- % change in avg or median lifespan
- Median lifespan is 14% lower.
- Lifespan Effect
- Decrease
- Genetic Manipulation
- RNA interference
- Longevity Category
- Pro-Longevity
- Primary reference
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In other databases
- CellAge
- A homolog of this gene for Homo sapiens is present as MVK
Homologs in other organisms
- Danio rerio
- mvk
- Drosophila melanogaster
- CG33671
- Homo sapiens
- MVK
- Mus musculus
- Mvk
- Rattus norvegicus
- Mvk
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- ERG12
External links
- WormBase
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- Ensembl
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- Entrez Gene
- View on Entrez Gene database (175863)
- Homologues
- Search HomoloGene
- UniProt
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- Internet
- Search Google or Search Google Scholar