Caenorhabditis elegansGenAge entry for hel-1 (Caenorhabditis elegans)

Gene information (ID: 2094)

Symbol
hel-1
Name
Spliceosome RNA helicase DDX39B homolog
Organism
Caenorhabditis elegans (AnAge)

Potential relevance to longevity and/or ageing

Observations
Hel-1 downregulation resulted in a 9.3% decrease in lifespan compared to wild type worms. This effect was even more pronounced in daf-2 mutants which showed a 26.9% decrease in lifespan. The results suggested that hel-1 promotes longevity by activating DAF-16/FOXO signalling.
% change in avg or median lifespan
Mean lifespan is 9% lower.
Lifespan Effect
Decrease
Genetic Manipulation
RNA interference
Longevity Category
Pro-Longevity
Primary reference

    In other databases

    CellAge gene expression
    • A homolog of this gene for Homo sapiens is present as DDX39A

    Homologs in other organisms

    Danio rerio
    ddx39ab
    Danio rerio
    ddx39b
    Danio rerio
    ddx39aa
    Drosophila melanogaster
    Hel25E
    Homo sapiens
    DDX39B
    Homo sapiens
    DDX39A
    Mus musculus
    Ddx39b
    Mus musculus
    Ddx39
    Rattus norvegicus
    Ddx39a
    Rattus norvegicus
    Ddx39b
    Saccharomyces cerevisiae
    SUB2
    Schizosaccharomyces pombe
    uap56

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