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WBGene00000912SMapS_parentSequenceCHROMOSOME_I
IdentityVersion2
NameCGC_namedaf-16Person_evidenceWBPerson521
Sequence_nameR13H8.1
Molecular_name (33)
Other_namedaf-17
CELE_R13H8.1Accession_evidenceNDBBX284601
Public_namedaf-16
DB_infoDatabase (13)
SpeciesCaenorhabditis elegans
HistoryVersion_change107 Apr 2004 11:29:21WBPerson1971EventImportedInitial conversion from geneace
223 May 2013 11:00:05WBPerson2970EventAcquires_mergeWBGene00043474
Acquires_mergeWBGene00043474
StatusLive
Gene_infoBiotypeSO:0001217
Gene_classdaf
Reference_alleleWBVar00088538
Allele (348)
Possibly_affected_byWBVar02158491
WBVar02158841
WBVar02158939
Legacy_informationm26 : defective dauer formation (daf-4 suppressible). ES1. ME3. NA1.
m27 : defective dauer formation (daf-14 suppressible). ES1 ME3. NA5.
[C.elegansII] m26 : defective dauer formation. Suppresses Age phenotype of age-1, daf-2. ES1. ME3. OA>10: m27 (pka daf-17), mg11 (possible defect in maintenance of dauer state). [Gottlieb and Ruvkun 1994; DR; GR]
Strain (110)
Component_of_genotypeWBGenotype00000130
RNASeq_FPKM (74)
GO_annotation (148)
Ortholog (50)
ParalogWBGene00001434Caenorhabditis elegansFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
WBGene00001438Caenorhabditis elegansFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
WBGene00001440Caenorhabditis elegansFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
WBGene00001441Caenorhabditis elegansFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
WBGene00001442Caenorhabditis elegansFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
WBGene00002601Caenorhabditis elegansFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
WBGene00003017Caenorhabditis elegansFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
WBGene00003976Caenorhabditis elegansFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
WBGene00004013Caenorhabditis elegansFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
WBGene00006853Caenorhabditis elegansFrom_analysisWormBase-Compara
Structured_descriptionConcise_descriptiondaf-16 encodes the sole C. elegans forkhead box O (FOXO) homologue; DAF-16 functions as a transcription factor that acts in the insulin/IGF-1-mediated signaling (IIS) pathway that regulates dauer formation, longevity, fat metabolism, stress response, and innate immunity; DAF-16 regulates these various processes through isoform-specific expression, isoform-specific regulation by different AKT kinases, and differential regulation of target genes; DAF-16 can interact with the CBP-1 transcription cofactor in vitro, and interacts genetically with other genes in the insulin signaling and with daf-12, which encodes a nuclear hormone receptor; DAF-16 is activated in response to DNA damage during development and co-regulated by EGL-27, alleviates DNA-damage-induced developmental arrest by inducing DAF-16-associated element (DAE)-regulated genes; DAF-16 is broadly expressed but displays isoform-specific tissue enrichment; DAF-16 localizes to both the cytoplasm and the nucleus, with the ratio between the two an important regulator of function.Paper_evidence (15)
Person_evidenceWBPerson4498
WBPerson12101
Curator_confirmedWBPerson1843
WBPerson1823
WBPerson48
WBPerson567
WBPerson363
Date_last_updated28 Oct 2015 00:00:00
Automated_descriptionEnables several functions, including 14-3-3 protein binding activity; beta-catenin binding activity; and enzyme binding activity. Involved in several processes, including defense response to other organism; regulation of dauer larval development; and regulation of gene expression. Located in cytosol and nucleus. Expressed in several structures, including germ cell; gonad; hypodermis; neurons; and somatic cell. Used to study Parkinson's disease and diabetes mellitus. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including Alzheimer's disease; alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma; reproductive organ cancer (multiple); and rheumatoid arthritis. Is an ortholog of human FOXO4 (forkhead box O4).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_updated27 Jan 2015 00:00:00
Potential_modelDOID:10652Homo sapiensInferred_automaticallyInferred by orthology to human genes with DO annotation (HGNC:3821)
DOID:7148Homo sapiensInferred_automaticallyInferred by orthology to human genes with DO annotation (HGNC:3821)
DOID:6000Homo sapiensInferred_automaticallyInferred by orthology to human genes with DO annotation (HGNC:3819)
DOID:10283Homo sapiensInferred_automaticallyInferred by orthology to human genes with DO annotation (HGNC:3819,HGNC:3821)
DOID:4051Homo sapiensInferred_automaticallyInferred by orthology to human genes with DO annotation (HGNC:3819)
DOID:2870Homo sapiensInferred_automaticallyInferred by orthology to human genes with DO annotation (HGNC:3821)
DOID:684Homo sapiensInferred_automaticallyInferred by orthology to human genes with DO annotation (HGNC:3819)
DOID:3328Homo sapiensInferred_automaticallyInferred by orthology to human genes with DO annotation (HGNC:3821)
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_updated27 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
Modifies_diseaseDOID:332
Models_disease_in_annotationWBDOannot00000340
Modifies_disease_in_annotationWBDOannot00001226
Models_disease_assertedWBDOannot00001357
Molecular_infoCorresponding_CDS (11)
Corresponding_CDS_historyR13H8.1d:wp144
R13H8.1f:wp214
R13H8.1g:wp274
Corresponding_transcript (11)
Other_sequence (36)
Associated_feature (54)
Gene_product_binds (13568)
Transcription_factorWBTranscriptionFactor000025
Experimental_info (11)
Map_infoMapIPosition5.08393Error0.026229
Well_ordered
PositiveInside_rearrmgDf50
Positive_cloneF55A3Author_evidenceOgg SC
R13H8Inferred_automaticallyFrom sequence, transcript, pseudogene data
Mapping_data2_point441
442
Multi_point335
336
2218
3631
3703
3886
4480
4913
Reference (1993)
PictureWBPicture0000013078
WBPicture0000013087
RemarkRelated to forkhead/HNF-3 family of winged helix transcription factors [Ogg S]
R13H8.1 must be sequence since it is also forkhead. sdm 141100
MethodGene