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Name DAF-2
Type somatic mutation
Species Caenorhabditis elegans
Tissue C. elegans strains
Experiment Method other
Up/Down NA
Pro/Anti Anti
Funtion Description Mutations in daf-2, an insulin/insulin-like growth factor-1-like receptor, and daf-7, a transforming growth factor-B-like ligand, modulate pcm-1 dauer defects. Additionally, daf-2 and daf-7 mutant dauer larvae live significantly longer than wild type. Alt
Regulation Gene daf-2
Year 2008
Pubmed ID 18772467
Title Protein-repair and hormone-signaling pathways specify dauer and adult longevity and dauer development in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Drug NA
Disease NA
Environment Factors NA
Circulating NA
Variant somatic mutation
High-throughput NA