Caenorhabditis elegans GenDR Dietary Restriction Gene Manipulation: alh-6

Gene Information (Entrez Gene ID: 173510)

Symbol
alh-6
Name
ALdehyde deHydrogenase
Organism
Caenorhabditis elegans (AnAge)
Entrez Gene ID
173510

Potential relevance to dietary restriction and ageing

Observations

RNA interference or mutations in ALH-6 reduce lifespan of N2 wild-type worms by up to 40% in a diet-specific manner (when fed an E. coli OP50 diet, but not when fed HT115). Complementarily, and in a similar diet-dependent way, overexpression of ALH-6 extends N2 lifespan when on OP50. Additionally, in the eat-2 dietary restriction model, ALH-6 mutations complete abrogate the lifespan extension, suggesting that ALH-6 is required for the longevity effects of dietary restriction.

References

    In other databases

    GenAge model organism genes
    • This gene is present as alh-6

    Homologs

    Danio rerio
    aldh4a1
    Drosophila melanogaster
    P5CDh1
    Homo sapiens
    ALDH4A1
    Mus musculus
    Aldh4a1
    Rattus norvegicus
    Aldh4a1
    Saccharomyces cerevisiae
    PUT2
    Schizosaccharomyces pombe
    SPBC24C6.04

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