Gene Ontology Description

GO IDGO:0014732
OntologyBP
GO Termskeletal muscle atrophy
DefinitionA process, occurring in skeletal muscle, that is characterized by a decrease in protein content, fiber diameter, force production and fatigue resistance in response to different conditions such as starvation, aging and disuse.
Gene SymbolDescriptionEntrez IDUniprot IDChromosomal Location

CFLAR

CASP8 and FADD like apoptosis regulator

8837

O15519

chr2: 201,116,104-201,176,687

MSTN

myostatin

2660

O14793

chr2: 190,055,697-190,062,729

PPARGC1A

peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma, coactivator 1 alpha

10891

Q9UBK2

chr4: 23,755,041-23,904,089