casp
- 1 lab in 1 country
- Funders: Agharkar Research Institute and others
- Model organisms1
Effects
4NF-κB signaling
downin flies1
1 study
NF-κB signaling
downin flies1
casp inhibits NF-κB signaling in flies.
“Caspar's ability to negatively regulate NFκB signalling is not dependent on the VAPB:Caspar interaction”
Model organisms
Human molecular geneticsApr 5, 2022
Inflammation
downin flies1
1 study
Inflammation
downin flies1
casp decreases inflammation in flies.
“Caspar overexpression in the glia extends lifespan and also slows the progression of motor dysfunction in the ALS8 disease model, a phenomenon that we ascribe to its ability to restrain age-dependent inflammation”
Model organismsin Drosophila gliaglia
Human molecular geneticsApr 5, 2022
Motor dysfunction
downin flies1
1 study
Motor dysfunction
downin flies1
casp decreases motor dysfunction in flies.
“Caspar overexpression in the glia extends lifespan and also slows the progression of motor dysfunction in the ALS8 disease model”
Model organismsin the ALS8 disease modelglia
Human molecular geneticsApr 5, 2022
Lifespan
upin flies1
1 study
Lifespan
upin flies1
casp extends lifespan in flies.
“Caspar overexpression in the glia extends lifespan and also slows the progression of motor dysfunction in the ALS8 disease model”
Model organismsin the ALS8 disease modelglia
Human molecular geneticsApr 5, 2022
Funding
1 grant since 2018National Cancer InstituteUS$197k