Caenorhabditis elegans GenDR Dietary Restriction Gene Manipulation: ucp2

Gene Information (Entrez Gene ID: 555812)

Symbol
ucp2
Aliases
cb74
Name
uncoupling protein 2
Organism
Caenorhabditis elegans (AnAge)
Entrez Gene ID
555812

Potential relevance to dietary restriction and ageing

Observations

Overexpression of zebrafish's ucp2 in nematode increases mean, median, and maximum lifespan by 42, 40, and 26%, which is non-additive with solid DR [2588].

References

    Homologs

    No homologs found

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