Astrocytes are a large and diverse population of morphologically complex cells that exist
throughout nervous systems of multiple species. Progress over the last two decades has …

The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is a powerful experimental setting for uncovering
fundamental tenets of nervous system organization and function. Its nearly invariant and …

Caenorhabditis elegans lives in a complex habitat in which they routinely experience large
fluctuations in temperature, and encounter physical obstacles that vary in size and …

Sensitivity, dynamic and detection range as well as exclusion of expression and
instrumental artifacts are critical for the quantitation of data obtained with fluorescent protein …

Glia are abundant components of animal nervous systems. Recognized 170 years ago,
concerted attempts to understand these cells began only recently. From these investigations …

Glia are typically considered as supporting cells for neural development and synaptic
transmission. Here, we report an active role of a glia in olfactory transduction. As a …

In touch receptors, glia and accessory cells play a key role in mechanosensation. However,
the mechanisms underlying such regulation are poorly understood. We show, for the first …

Glia interact with multiple neurons, but it is unclear whether their interactions with each
neuron are different. Our interrogation at single-cell resolution reveals that a single glial cell …

Glia shape the development and function of the C. elegans nervous system, especially its
sense organs and central neuropil (nerve ring). Cell-type-specific promoters allow …

Shear stress sensing represents a vital mode of mechanosensation. 1 Previous efforts have
mainly focused on characterizing how various cell types—for example, vascular endothelial …