Symbol: fat-2 Name: FATty acid desaturase 2 Entrez gene ID: 178293 Ensembl gene ID: W02A2.1 Species: Worm (Taxid: 6239) Function: Delta-12 fatty acyl desutarase Observation: RNAi knockdown of fat-2 starting at hatching or only during the adulthood significantly extends lifespan of wild-type, but does not alter, or even shortens the lifespan of eat-2 mutants. FAT-2 is downregulated in eat-2 [22810224]. Interventions: Assays: Organismal Lifespan Classification: Aging Relevance Analysis/Source: Homologs Edit \ Update (Admin) | Delete |
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