Gene Review:
spe-26 - Protein SPE-26
Caenorhabditis elegans
- The Caenorhabditis elegans spe-26 gene is necessary to form spermatids and encodes a protein similar to the actin-associated proteins kelch and scruin. Varkey, J.P., Muhlrad, P.J., Minniti, A.N., Do, B., Ward, S. Genes Dev. (1995)
- Thermotolerance and extended life-span conferred by single-gene mutations and induced by thermal stress. Lithgow, G.J., White, T.M., Melov, S., Johnson, T.E. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (1995)
- A genetic pathway conferring life extension and resistance to UV stress in Caenorhabditis elegans. Murakami, S., Johnson, T.E. Genetics (1996)
- Age-specific demographic profiles of longevity mutants in Caenorhabditis elegans show segmental effects. Johnson, T.E., Wu, D., Tedesco, P., Dames, S., Vaupel, J.W. J. Gerontol. A Biol. Sci. Med. Sci. (2001)