The FOXO’s Advantages of Being a Family: Considerations on Function and Evolution

The nematode <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i> possesses a unique (with various isoforms) FOXO transcription factor DAF-16, which is notorious for its role in aging and its regulation by the insulin-PI3K-AKT pathway. In humans, five genes (including a protein-coding pseudogene) encode for FO...

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Main Author: Michel Schmitt-Ney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Cells
Subjects:
akt
fox
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/3/787