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: Assays: Organismal Lifespan Classification: Aging Relevance Analysis/Source: Homologs Edit \ Update (Admin) | Delete |
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