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WBGene00000898SMapS_parentSequenceY55D5A
IdentityVersion1
NameCGC_namedaf-2Person_evidenceWBPerson521
Sequence_nameY55D5A.5
Molecular_name (19)
Other_nameCELE_Y55D5A.5Accession_evidenceNDBBX284603
Public_namedaf-2
DB_infoDatabase (14)
SpeciesCaenorhabditis elegans
HistoryVersion_change107 Apr 2004 11:29:21WBPerson1971EventImportedInitial conversion from geneace
StatusLive
Gene_infoBiotypeSO:0001217
Gene_classdaf
Reference_alleleWBVar00143949
Allele (1322)
Possibly_affected_byWBVar02157253
WBVar02157255
WBVar02157256
WBVar02157257
WBVar02158490
WBVar02158840
Legacy_informatione1370ts : constitutive dauer formation at 25x; reversible by shift to 15x. ES3 (L3). NA19.
See also e1032, e1286, e1365, e1368, e1370, e1391
[C.elegansII] e1370ts : constitutive dauer formation at 25C; reversible by shift to 15C. Increased lifespanat 20C; increased thermotolerance, UV resistance. Non-Srf. Synthetic lethal with daf-12. ES3 (L3). OA>40: e1032, e1286, e1365, sa230 (100%Daf-c at all temperatures), sa223 (sterile), m65 (nonconditional), etc. Most alleles (not e1370) hypersensitive to dauer pheromone. [Larsen et al. 1995; Malone and Thomas 1994; CF; JC]
Strain (147)
RNASeq_FPKM (74)
GO_annotation (107)
OrthologWBGene00050887Caenorhabditis briggsaeFrom_analysisHillier-set
OrthoMCL
OMA
Inparanoid_8
WormBase-Compara
WBGene00055328Caenorhabditis remaneiFrom_analysisOMA
TreeFam
Inparanoid_8
WormBase-Compara
WBGene00146954Caenorhabditis brenneriFrom_analysisOMA
TreeFam
Inparanoid_8
WormBase-Compara
WBGene00159985Caenorhabditis brenneriFrom_analysisOMA
TreeFam
Inparanoid_8
WormBase-Compara
WBGene00227106Brugia malayiFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
CBOVI.g4073Caenorhabditis bovisFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
CSP21.g11138Caenorhabditis parvicaudaFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
CSP21.g3572Caenorhabditis parvicaudaFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
CSP26.g17867Caenorhabditis zanzibariFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
CSP28.g1816Caenorhabditis panamensisFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
CSP29.g8185Caenorhabditis beceiFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
CSP31.g20788Caenorhabditis uteleiaFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
CSP32.g11512Caenorhabditis sulstoniFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
CSP38.g7030Caenorhabditis quiockensisFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
CSP39.g17685Caenorhabditis waitukubuliFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
CSP39.g3892Caenorhabditis waitukubuliFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
CSP40.g4950Caenorhabditis tribulationisFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
Cang_2012_03_13_00018.g1137Caenorhabditis angariaFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
Cang_2012_03_13_00979.g15210Caenorhabditis angariaFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
Cni-daf-2Caenorhabditis nigoniFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
Csp11.Scaffold629.g8812Caenorhabditis tropicalisFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
Csp5_scaffold_00250.g7964Caenorhabditis sinicaFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
FL83_23403Caenorhabditis latensFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
FL83_23521Caenorhabditis latensFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
GCK72_010864Caenorhabditis remaneiFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
OTIPU.nOt.2.0.1.g13896Oscheius tipulaeFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
Pan_g14374Panagrellus redivivusFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
Pan_g20400Panagrellus redivivusFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
Sp34_30289300Caenorhabditis inopinataFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
chrIII_pilon.g7194Caenorhabditis elegansFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
WBGene00179585Caenorhabditis japonicaFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
WBGene00245732Onchocerca volvulusFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
WBGene00110006Pristionchus pacificusFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
WBGene00114011Pristionchus pacificusFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
WBGene00259499Strongyloides rattiFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
WBGene00289567Trichuris murisFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
FB:FBgn0283499Drosophila melanogasterFrom_analysisHieranoid
Inparanoid
OMA
OrthoFinder
OrthoInspector
Panther
PhylomeDB
SonicParanoid
ZFIN:ZDB-GENE-020503-3Danio rerioFrom_analysisHieranoid
Inparanoid
OMA
OrthoFinder
OrthoInspector
Panther
PhylomeDB
SonicParanoid
ZFIN:ZDB-GENE-020503-4Danio rerioFrom_analysisHieranoid
Inparanoid
OMA
OrthoFinder
OrthoInspector
Panther
SonicParanoid
ZFIN:ZDB-GENE-020503-1Danio rerioFrom_analysisEnsEMBL-Compara
Hieranoid
Inparanoid
OMA
OrthoFinder
OrthoInspector
Panther
SonicParanoid
ZFIN:ZDB-GENE-020503-2Danio rerioFrom_analysisEnsEMBL-Compara
Hieranoid
Inparanoid
OMA
OrthoFinder
OrthoInspector
Panther
SonicParanoid
HGNC:5465Homo sapiensFrom_analysisEnsEMBL-Compara
Hieranoid
Inparanoid
OMA
OrthoFinder
OrthoInspector
Panther
SonicParanoid
HGNC:6091Homo sapiensFrom_analysisHieranoid
Inparanoid
OMA
OrthoFinder
OrthoInspector
Panther
PhylomeDB
SonicParanoid
HGNC:6093Homo sapiensFrom_analysisEnsEMBL-Compara
Hieranoid
Inparanoid
OMA
OrthoFinder
OrthoInspector
Panther
SonicParanoid
MGI:96433Mus musculusFrom_analysisEnsEMBL-Compara
Hieranoid
Inparanoid
OMA
OrthoFinder
OrthoInspector
Panther
SonicParanoid
MGI:96575Mus musculusFrom_analysisHieranoid
Inparanoid
OMA
OrthoFinder
OrthoInspector
Panther
PhylomeDB
SonicParanoid
MGI:1346037Mus musculusFrom_analysisEnsEMBL-Compara
Hieranoid
Inparanoid
OMA
OrthoFinder
OrthoInspector
Panther
SonicParanoid
RGD:2917Rattus norvegicusFrom_analysisHieranoid
Inparanoid
OMA
OrthoFinder
OrthoInspector
Panther
SonicParanoid
RGD:2869Rattus norvegicusFrom_analysisEnsEMBL-Compara
Hieranoid
Inparanoid
OMA
OrthoFinder
OrthoInspector
Panther
SonicParanoid
RGD:67399Rattus norvegicusFrom_analysisEnsEMBL-Compara
Hieranoid
Inparanoid
OMA
OrthoFinder
OrthoInspector
Panther
SonicParanoid
Paralog (34)
Structured_descriptionConcise_descriptiondaf-2 encodes a receptor tyrosine kinase that is the C. elegans insulin/IGF receptor ortholog; DAF-2 activity is required for a number of processes in C. elegans, including embryonic and larval development, formation of the developmentally arrested dauer larval stage (diapause), larval developmental timing, adult longevity, reproduction, fat storage, salt chemotaxis learning, and stress resistance, including response to high temperature, oxidative stress, and bacterial infection; DAF-2 signals through a conserved PI 3-kinase pathway to negatively regulate the activity of DAF-16, a Forkhead-related transcription factor, by inducing its phosphorylation and nuclear exclusion; in addition, DAF-2 negatively regulates the nuclear localization, and hence transcriptional activity, of SKN-1 in intestinal nuclei; amongst the 38 predicted insulin-like molecules in C. elegans, genetic and microarray analyses suggest that at least DAF-28, INS-1, and INS-7 are likely DAF-2 ligands; genetic mosaic and tissue-specific promoter studies indicate that daf-2 can function cell nonautonomously and within multiple cell types to influence dauer formation and adult lifespan, likely by regulating the production of secondary endocrine signals that coordinate growth and longevity throughout the animal; temporal analysis of daf-2 function indicates that daf-2 regulates lifespan, reproduction, and diapause independently, at distinct times during the animal's life cycle.Paper_evidence (11)
Curator_confirmedWBPerson1843
WBPerson567
Date_last_updated26 Jun 2011 00:00:00
Automated_descriptionEnables PTB domain binding activity; SH2 domain binding activity; and protein kinase binding activity. Involved in several processes, including dauer exit; regulation of developmental process; and regulation of macromolecule metabolic process. Acts upstream of with a negative effect on protein import into nucleus. Located in several cellular components, including cytoplasmic vesicle; neuronal cell body; and plasma membrane bounded cell projection. Expressed in several structures, including XXX cell; gonad; nerve ring; neurons; and vulva. Used to study Parkinson's disease and diabetes mellitus. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including Alzheimer's disease; glucose metabolism disease (multiple); kidney cancer (multiple); and liver disease (multiple). Is an ortholog of human IGF1R (insulin like growth factor 1 receptor); INSR (insulin receptor); and INSRR (insulin receptor related receptor).Paper_evidenceWBPaper00065943
Curator_confirmedWBPerson324
WBPerson37462
Inferred_automaticallyThis description was generated automatically by a script based on data from the WS291 version of WormBase
Date_last_updated29 Nov 2023 00:00:00
Disease_infoExperimental_modelDOID:9351Homo sapiensPaper_evidenceWBPaper00064218
Curator_confirmedWBPerson324
Date_last_updated07 Nov 2022 00:00:00
DOID:14330Homo sapiensPaper_evidenceWBPaper00045313
Curator_confirmedWBPerson324
Date_last_updated26 Jan 2015 00:00:00
Potential_model (37)
Disease_relevanceParkinson''s disease (PD) is an age-dependent neurodegenerative disease characterized by the accumulation of alpha-synuclein (alpha-syn) and the selective loss of dopamine (DA) neurons; studies in C. elegans models of alpha-syn proteotoxcity indicate that reduced IGF-1/insulin-like signaling (IIS) suppresses alpha-syn toxicity and DA neurodegeneration; specifically daf-2 mutant worms that overexpress human alpha-syn retain more wild-type DA neurons when compared to alpha-syn worms alone; mutants of daf-16/FOXO, a well-characterized downstream component of the IIS pathway enhanced neurodegeneration, and an intermediate level of neuroprotection was seen in daf-2; daf-16 double mutants overexpressing alpha-syn-GFP in DA neurons; further, RNA interference of glucose-6-phosphate isomerase (gpi-1/GPI), the glycolytic enzyme, enhanced alpha-syn-induced DA neurotoxicity, while it''s overexpression in DA neurons was neuroprotective; further studies in Drosophila and mice confirm that GPI is neuroprotective; these studies indicate that IIS signaling modulates alpha-syn induced DA neurodegeneration, across species.Homo sapiensPaper_evidenceWBPaper00045313
WBPaper00025083
WBPaper00031384
Curator_confirmedWBPerson324
Date_last_updated26 Jan 2015 00:00:00
In glucose-fed wild-type animals, the exponential like decline was restored in the active state, indicating that insulin signaling may be involved in regulation of fractal scaling of C. elegans behavior.Homo sapiensCurator_confirmedWBPerson324
Models_disease_in_annotationWBDOannot00000339
Models_disease_assertedWBDOannot00001356
Molecular_infoCorresponding_CDSY55D5A.5a
Y55D5A.5c
Y55D5A.5d
Y55D5A.5e
Y55D5A.5f
Y55D5A.5g
Corresponding_CDS_historyY55D5A.5:wp187
Y55D5A.5a:wp229
Y55D5A.5b:wp229
Y55D5A.5b:wp247
Corresponding_transcriptY55D5A.5b
Y55D5A.5a.1
Y55D5A.5c.1
Y55D5A.5d.1
Y55D5A.5e.1
Y55D5A.5f.1
Y55D5A.5g.1
Other_sequenceJI237318.1
JI460661.1
JI460782.1
Dviv_isotig32613
JI225485.1
FG588429.1
TS01021
JI164345.1
GW410969.1
GW410933.1
MCC00359_1
FG586878.1
FC818202.1
FG587857.1
ASC20077_1
AI444866.1
FG586943.1
PP01165
JI213932.1
DW718573.1
FG352215.1
FG347841.1
JI164390.1
TSC01028_1
TSC02510_1
OVC04036_1
MJ00249
TSC10854_1
TSC03411_1
FG586220.1
EX538544.1
AS06201
FG347989.1
JI463509.1
Dviv_isotig27979
TS00523
CV200966.1
JI247992.1
FG351045.1
Dviv_isotig31481
FG349482.1
FG352798.1
TSC09797_1
TS02403
AS17556
MAC02439_1
JI165945.1
FG585129.1
PPC01096_1
JI462906.1
JI463196.1
Dviv_contig33821
FG580350.1
MC01673
FG352161.1
FG351461.1
MC03832
FG580085.1
EX563902.1
TSC01031_1
FG587221.1
MH08265
FG348325.1
Oden_isotig27208
Dviv_isotig22935
JI237473.1
FG353834.1
JI247889.1
FG585478.1
TMC04635_1
FG585066.1
PSC03323_1
BMC08388_1
FG352162.1
TS00880
AS06502
FG585852.1
JI233811.1
JI244268.1
FG582133.1
FG355363.1
ES569665.1
SRC01234_1
TSC07906_1
FG347532.1
DN152658.1
TSC00032_1
ES566643.1
MHC05309_1
ACC14364_1
PSC03250_1
FG584848.1
ES561086.1
JI224031.1
TSC09099_1
EX564073.1
Tcir_isotig30532
FC812547.1
CV198761.1
JI182592.1
FG581255.1
JI248593.1
GP01589
FG588689.1
AS17633
MCC02025_1
CV200947.1
TSC01374_1
TM00309
FG350944.1
JI182489.1
FG349375.1
Associated_feature (24)
Experimental_info (11)
Map_infoMapIIIPosition-8.03413Error0.111365
Well_ordered
PositiveInside_rearrnDf11
Positive_cloneC44B11
H05C05
Y55D5AInferred_automaticallyFrom sequence, transcript, pseudogene data
NegativeOutside_rearrtDf9
Mapping_data2_point273
411
412
7053
Multi_point (23)
Pos_neg_data (12)
Reference (1726)
PictureWBPicture0000013078
WBPicture0000013087
MethodGene