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Name SIR2
Type somatic mutation
Species Yeast
Tissue yeast strains
Experiment Method qPCR
Up/Down NA
Pro/Anti Pro
Funtion Description The short life span of a sir2 mutant also reveals a direct failure to repress recombination generated by the Fob1p-mediated replication block in the rDNA. Sir2p is a limiting component in promoting yeast longevity, and increasing the gene dosage extends t
Regulation Gene sir2
Year 1999
Pubmed ID 10521401
Title The SIR2/3/4 complex and SIR2 alone promote longevity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by two different mechanisms
Drug NA
Disease NA
Environment Factors NA
Circulating NA
Variant somatic mutation
High-throughput NA