A Manually Curated Knowledgebase of Aging across a variety of Species

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Name CAT
Type gene
Species Drosophila melanogaster
Tissue Drosophila melanogaster strains
Experiment Method NA
Up/Down Up
Pro/Anti Pro
Funtion Description The hypothesis that oxygen free radicals are causally involved in the aging process was tested by a study of the effects of simultaneous overexpression of copper-zinc superoxide dismutase(SOD) and catalase(CAT). As compared to diploid controls, transgenic
Regulation Gene NA
Year 1994
Pubmed ID 8108730
Title Extension of life-span by overexpression of superoxide dismutase and catalase in Drosophila melanogaster
Drug NA
Disease NA
Environment Factors NA
Circulating NA
Variant NA
High-throughput NA