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lin-40

C. elegans

DIOX_N domain-containing protein;ELM2 domain-containing protein

What the model saw

Gene: lin-40
Organism: Caenorhabditis elegans
Known functions: DIOX_N domain-containing protein;ELM2 domain-containing protein. chromatin binding. histone deacetylase binding. protein binding. sequence-specific DNA binding. transcription coactivator activity. transcription corepressor activity.
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DIOX_N domain-containing protein;ELM2 domain-containing protein. chromatin binding. histone deacetylase binding. protein binding. sequence-specific DNA binding. transcription coactivator activity. transcription corepressor activity.

Solver output

Predicted influence
Anti-longevity
Confidence
62%
Mechanism
Epigenetic alterations
Reasoning

lin-40 encodes a MTA (Metastasis-Associated protein) family chromatin remodeling factor in C. elegans, characterized by ELM2 and DIOX_N domains, which are hallmarks of the NuRD (Nucleosome Remodeling and Deacetylase) complex scaffold subunit. Its binding to histone deacetylases (HDACs) and chromatin positions it as a core component of transcriptional repression machinery. HDAC-containing NuRD complexes silence genes involved in stress resistance, DAF-16/FOXO target gene expression, and longevity-promoting transcriptional programs. By acting as a transcription corepressor and recruiting HDACs to chromatin, lin-40 likely suppresses pro-longevity gene expression networks, including those downstream of the insulin/IGF-1 signaling pathway. Loss-of-function of NuRD complex components in C. elegans has been associated with extended lifespan, consistent with an anti-longevity role for lin-40.

Key pathways
NuRD (Nucleosome Remodeling and Deacetylase) complex / HDAC-mediated transcriptional repressionDAF-16/FOXO target gene silencing via chromatin compactionInsulin/IGF-1 signaling longevity pathway
Longevity influence
Pro-longevity
Lifespan effect
Increase and Decrease

GenAge curators classify each gene's normal function as promoting (Pro-Longevity) or opposing (Anti-Longevity) longevity, based on synthesis across studies. Loss-of-function effects can vary from this depending on the manipulation.

Advisor judgment

Answer
Incorrect
Mechanism
Incorrect
Reasoning quality
2/5
Failure mode
Confident wrong
Notes

The model predicted anti_longevity but the ground truth is pro_longevity. The model's reasoning about lin-40 as a NuRD complex component suppressing pro-longevity gene expression is plausible in general terms but leads to the wrong conclusion. The model assumed that HDAC-containing complexes and transcriptional repression would suppress longevity pathways, but lin-40 in C. elegans actually promotes longevity. The mechanistic reasoning is also incorrect - lin-40 appears to have a pro-longevity role, which contradicts the model's claim that NuRD complex components' loss-of-function extends lifespan. The model had moderate confidence (0.62) in the wrong direction.

Raw API responses

solver

{
  "reasoning": "lin-40 encodes a MTA (Metastasis-Associated protein) family chromatin remodeling factor in C. elegans, characterized by ELM2 and DIOX_N domains, which are hallmarks of the NuRD (Nucleosome Remodeling and Deacetylase) complex scaffold subunit. Its binding to histone deacetylases (HDACs) and chromatin positions it as a core component of transcriptional repression machinery. HDAC-containing NuRD complexes silence genes involved in stress resistance, DAF-16/FOXO target gene expression, and longevity-promoting transcriptional programs. By acting as a transcription corepressor and recruiting HDACs to chromatin, lin-40 likely suppresses pro-longevity gene expression networks, including those downstream of the insulin/IGF-1 signaling pathway. Loss-of-function of NuRD complex components in C. elegans has been associated with extended lifespan, consistent with an anti-longevity role for lin-40.",
  "confidence": 0.62,
  "key_pathways": [
    "NuRD (Nucleosome Remodeling and Deacetylase) complex / HDAC-mediated transcriptional repression",
    "DAF-16/FOXO target gene silencing via chromatin compaction",
    "Insulin/IGF-1 signaling longevity pathway"
  ],
  "mechanism_class": "epigenetic_alterations",
  "longevity_influence": "anti_longevity"
}

advisor

{
  "notes": "The model predicted anti_longevity but the ground truth is pro_longevity. The model's reasoning about lin-40 as a NuRD complex component suppressing pro-longevity gene expression is plausible in general terms but leads to the wrong conclusion. The model assumed that HDAC-containing complexes and transcriptional repression would suppress longevity pathways, but lin-40 in C. elegans actually promotes longevity. The mechanistic reasoning is also incorrect - lin-40 appears to have a pro-longevity role, which contradicts the model's claim that NuRD complex components' loss-of-function extends lifespan. The model had moderate confidence (0.62) in the wrong direction.",
  "failure_mode": "confident_wrong",
  "answer_correct": false,
  "mechanism_correct": false,
  "reasoning_quality": 2,
  "ground_truth_questionable": false
}