Drosophila melanogaster GenDR Dietary Restriction Gene Manipulation: Hex-C

Gene Information (Entrez Gene ID: 44008)

Symbol
Hex-C
Aliases
CG8094 CT22069 DM2 Dmel\CG8094 Fk Hex HEX Hex-3 HEX-3 Hex-c HEX-C HexC Hk HK HK-C
Name
Hexokinase C
Organism
Drosophila melanogaster (AnAge)
Entrez Gene ID
44008

Potential relevance to dietary restriction and ageing

Observations

Under normal conditions downregulation of NAT4 in yeast increased mean replicative lifespan by 21%. When yeast cells lacking NAT4 were subjected to calorie restriction (0.1% glucose versus 2% glucose) no further lifespan extension was displayed, lifespan was comparable to wild type cells under calorie restriction and yeast cells lacking NAT4 under normal conditions. Thus downregulation of NAT4 triggers a dietary restriction like effect.

References

    In other databases

    GenAge model organism genes
    • This gene is present as Hex-C
    GenDR gene expression
    • A homolog of this gene for Mus musculus is present as Gck

    Homologs

    Caenorhabditis elegans
    CELE_F14B4.2
    Danio rerio
    gck
    Homo sapiens
    GCK
    Mus musculus
    Gck
    Rattus norvegicus
    LOC100364027
    Schizosaccharomyces pombe
    hxk1

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