Molecular characterization of numr-1and numr-2: Genes that increase both resistance to metal-induced stress and lifespan in Caenorhabditis elegans

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 123, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2124-2134

  Tvermoes, Brooke E ^a,b   Boyd, Windy A ^a   Freedman, Jonathan H ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

C. elegans; Cadmium; Lifespan; Longevity; Stress response

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; GENE PRODUCT; HEAT SHOCK TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1; INSULIN; MERCURY; METAL; NICKEL; PROTEIN NUMR 1; PROTEIN NUMR 2; PROTEIN SKN 1; SOMATOMEDIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR DAF 16; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HEAD; INTESTINE; INTESTINE CELL; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; NUMR 1 GENE; NUMR 2 GENE; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TAIL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CADMIUM; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LONGEVITY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; NEMATODA;

EID: 77953585306     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.065433     Document Type: Article

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