GenAge entry for tkt-1 (Caenorhabditis elegans)
Gene information (ID: 227)
- Symbol
- tkt-1
- Name
- Protein TKT-1
- Organism
- Caenorhabditis elegans (AnAge)
- Known functions and activities
- Transketolase, involved in sugar-phosphate metabolism
Potential relevance to longevity and/or ageing
- Observations
- RNA interference increased mean lifespan by 25%.
- % change in avg or median lifespan
- Average lifespan is 25% higher.
- Lifespan Effect
- Increase
- Genetic Manipulation
- RNA interference
- Longevity Category
- Anti-Longevity
- Primary reference
-
Homologs in other organisms
- Danio rerio
- tkta
- Danio rerio
- tktb
- Drosophila melanogaster
- CG8036
- Drosophila melanogaster
- CG5103
- Homo sapiens
- TKTL2
- Homo sapiens
- TKTL1
- Homo sapiens
- TKT
- Mus musculus
- Tktl1
- Mus musculus
- Tktl2
- Mus musculus
- Tkt
- Rattus norvegicus
- Tktl2
- Rattus norvegicus
- Tkt
- Rattus norvegicus
- LOC108348261
- Rattus norvegicus
- LOC108348261
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- TKL1
- Schizosaccharomyces pombe
- SPBC2G5.05
External links
- WormBase
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- Ensembl
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- Entrez Gene
- View on Entrez Gene database (177906)
- Homologues
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- UniProt
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- Internet
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