Worm gene name: |
tub-1
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Worm sequence name: |
F10B5.4
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Related human gene: |
FUR1
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Associated human disease: |
Obesity
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People involved in this project: |
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Left primer sequence: |
aaaactacaaatcacgcggc
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Right primer sequence: |
gggagcaaccgagattgtta
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Size of PCR product: |
662
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Brief description: |
This gene involves regulation of fat storage in the head and in the tail region.
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Report any problems that might have appeared and any solutions: |
The expected results using this gene were that the worms should exhibit a "tubby" or larger than normal body size. The experiment was successful, in that when a feeding strain was constructed and used, the phenotype observed was that the worms were significantly larger all around when compared to the wild type worms.
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