Table 2 C. elegans CeMyoD expression is reduced during spaceflight

From: Advancing insights into microgravity induced muscle changes using Caenorhabditis elegans as a model organism

Gene

Downregulation

Encoding

myo-3

73%

MHC-A and Paramyosin

unc-54

22%a

peb-1

16.7%

Pharyngeal myogenic transcription factors α

ceh-22

70.5%

pha-4

51.8%

myo-1

10%b

MHC-D, C and B

myo-2

49%

unc-54

10%

unc-15

87.8%

Troponins and Tropomyosin’s

tnc-2

tnt-2

tnt-3

tnt-4

lev-11

  1. PEB-1 zinc finger-containing protein, CEH-22 NK-2 class homeoprotein, MHC-A/D/C/B major histocompatibility complex, TNC-2 Tenascin C-2, TNT-2 Troponin-2, TNT-3 Troponin-3, TNT-4 Troponin-4, LEV-11 Tropomyosin isoforms a/b/d/f. Myo1 Myosin-1, Myo2 Myosin-2, Myo3 Myosin-3, UNC-54 UNCoordinated locomotion encoding major body wall muscle, MHC Myosin heavy chain.
  2. aBody and bpharyngeal muscle specific120,121.
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