Caenorhabditis elegans GenDR Dietary Restriction Gene Manipulation: drl-1

Gene Information (Entrez Gene ID: 3565236)

Symbol
drl-1
Name
Dietary Restriction Like
Organism
Caenorhabditis elegans (AnAge)
Entrez Gene ID
3565236

Potential relevance to dietary restriction and ageing

Observations

RNA interference of mekk-3 (drl-1, dietary-restriction like) increases mean (by ~60%) and maximum (by ~40%) lifespan of N2 wild-type worms, and induces a DR-like state (lower fat reserves in intestinal cells and hypodermis, lower triglyceride levels, low brood size, longer reproductive span, increased autophagosome formation in the seam cells and smaller body size). Contrastly to the lifespan extension in N2 worms, inhibition of mekk-3 in the eat-2 worms, a robust model of calorie restriction, does not extend lifespan.

References

    In other databases

    GenAge model organism genes
    • This gene is present as drl-1

    Homologs

    No homologs found

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