A fln-2 mutation affects lethal pathology and lifespan in C. elegans

C. elegans is a commonly used model organism in the study of ageing, and differences in genetic background can result in varying strain longevity. Here the authors demonstrate that a background mutation in fln-2 affects life-limiting pharyngeal infection and that in the mutant background the benefic...

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Main Authors: Yuan Zhao, Hongyuan Wang, Richard J. Poole, David Gems
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/ba1442fab90a48cc9477b561e6f96c6d
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