The Wilms tumor suppressor gene Wt1 encodes a zinc finger transcription factor, which is highly conserved among vertebrates. It is a key regulator of urogenital development and homeostasis but also plays a role in other organs including the spleen and the heart. More recently additional functions for…
Nothobranchius furzeri is a killifish from southeast Africa with an extremely short lifespan. Aging of this fish shows significant similarities to the aging process in mammals including humans. N. furzeri is thus an attractive model organism for scientists in the field of aging research. Here, we present…