A systematic RNAi screen for longevity genes in C. elegans

Genes and Development

Volumn 19, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 1544-1555

  Hamilton, Benjamin ^a   Dong, Yuqing ^a   Shindo, Mami ^a   Liu, Wenyu ^a   Odell, Ian ^a   Ruvkun, Gary ^b,c   Lee, Siu Sylvia ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; C. elegans; Genomic; Insulin signaling; Longevity; RNAi screen

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; PROTEIN DAF 2; RNA; SILENT INFORMATION REGULATOR PROTEIN 2; SILENT INFORMATION REGULATOR PROTEIN 2.1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR DAF 16; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOMICS; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; LONGEVITY; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 22344443522     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.1308205     Document Type: Review

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