Talk:Klotho (biology)

Name

"The name of the gene comes from Klotho or Clotho, one of the Moirae, or Fates, in Greek mythology." - Does whoever inserted this information have a reference for it (not for the meaning of the term Klotho, but for the suggestion that this is why the gene is named this)? Thanks.DianaW (talk) 14:49, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

Fish for the discovery paper at PubMed; the authors usually provide explanations for naming. Cheers, --CopperKettle (talk) 17:05, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

yes, thanks, but it's not in there.DianaW (talk) 20:55, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

Anti-aging?

Ready to add this? Link Lfstevens (talk) 16:11, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

i clicked your link and got a bunch of sports news ?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.176.108.8 (talk) 19:28, 11 May 2014 (UTC)

Intelligence

Researchers found that increasing levels of the gene, called KLOTHO, in mice made them smarter, possibly by increasing the strength of connections between nerve cells in the brain.

http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/iqboosting-gene-found/article5998829.ece — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.176.108.8 (talk) 19:25, 11 May 2014 (UTC)

Should mention alpha and beta klotho

FGF21 refers to beta-klotho and one ref here seems to be about alpha-klotho. - Rod57 (talk) 13:02, 22 January 2016 (UTC)