Disease relevance of fau

• Transgenic flies showed that over-expression of fau significantly reduced the recovery time of the flies from anoxia [1].

High impact information on fau

• Using differential display and molecular techniques, we cloned and characterized a novel gene, named fau, which is up-regulated considerably following anoxia in Drosophila melanogaster [1].

Chemical compound and disease context of fau

• We conclude that (1) this study provided a framework on which the mechanisms underlying anoxia tolerance can be dissected in the fruit fly and (2) fau gene plays an important role in the regulation of tissue responsiveness to O2 deprivation [1].

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