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SUBMITTER: Park S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5657022 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Park Sangsoon S Jung Yoonji Y An Seon Woo A SWA Son Heehwa G HG Hwang Wooseon W Lee Dongyeop D Artan Murat M Park Hae-Eun H HH Jeong Dae-Eun DE Lee Yujin Y Lee Seung-Jae V SV
F1000Research 20170818
<b>Background:</b> α-arrestins are a family of proteins that are implicated in multiple biological processes, including metabolism and receptor desensitization. <b>Methods:</b> Here, we sought to examine the roles of α-arrestins in the longevity of <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i> through an RNA interference screen. <b>Results:</b> We found that feeding worms with bacteria expressing double-stranded RNA against each of 24 out of total 29 <i>C. elegans</i> α-arrestins had little effect on lifespan. ...[more]