Genome-Wide Analysis of Germline Signaling Genes Regulating Longevity and Innate Immunity in the Nematode Pristionchus pacificus

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Rae, Robbie ^a   Sinha, Amit ^a   Sommer, Ralf J ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEASOME;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENITAL SYSTEM; GENOME ANALYSIS; GERM LINE; HOST RESISTANCE; INNATE IMMUNITY; INSULIN SIGNALING; LIFESPAN; LIPID METABOLISM; LONGEVITY; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR PORE COMPLEX; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRISTIONCHUS PACIFICUS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, HELMINTH; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; LONGEVITY; MICE; NEMATODA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; MUS; NEMATODA; PRISTIONCHUS; PRISTIONCHUS PACIFICUS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

EID: 84866146336     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002864     Document Type: Article

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