mex-6

Symbol: mex-6
Name: Muscle EXcess
Alias: Muscle EXcess family member (mex-6);WBGENE00003231
Entrez gene ID: 174504
Ensembl gene ID: AH6.5
Species: Worm (Taxid: 6239)

Functional description:
Functions with mex-5 to affect embryonic viability, establish soma germline asymmetry in embryos and establish pie-1, mex-1, and pos-1 asymmetry in embryos. Also affects formation of intestinal cells. [UniProt]

Observation:

mex-6 RNAi in the adulthood extends the lifespan [New longevity regulators].



Interventions:
  • mex-6 RNAi

  • Assays: Organismal Lifespan

    Classification:

    Aging Relevance Analysis/Source:
  • GenAge
  • GenDR

  • Homologs
  • mex-6 (6239)
  • mex-5 (6239)



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