The head mesodermal cell couples FMRFamide neuropeptide signaling with rhythmic muscle contraction in C. elegans

U Choi, M Hu, Q Zhang, D Sieburth - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
FMRFamides are evolutionarily conserved neuropeptides that play critical roles in behavior,
energy balance, and reproduction. Here, we show that FMRFamide signaling from the …

A modified TurboID approach identifies tissue-specific centriolar components in C. elegans

E Holzer, C Rumpf-Kienzl, S Falk… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Proximity-dependent labeling approaches such as BioID have been a great boon to studies
of protein-protein interactions in the context of cytoskeletal structures such as centrosomes …

Parental mutations influence wild-type offspring via transcriptional adaptation

Z Jiang, MA El-Brolosy, V Serobyan, JM Welker… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance (TEI) is mostly discussed in the context of
physiological or environmental factors. Here, we show intergenerational and …

The avermectin/milbemycin receptors of parasitic nematodes

AJ Wolstenholme, C Neveu - Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, 2022 - Elsevier
Glutamate-gated chloride channels are the most important target of ivermectin and related
compounds in parasitic nematodes. A small family of genes encode subunits of these …

PBRM-1/PBAF-regulated genes in a multipotent progenitor in Caenorhabditis elegans

LD Mathies, AC Kim, EM Soukup… - G3: Genes …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The Caenorhabditis elegans somatic gonadal precursors (SGPs) are multipotent progenitors
that generate all somatic cells of the adult reproductive system. The 2 SGPs originate in the …

Transcription factors regulating the fate and developmental potential of a multipotent progenitor in Caenorhabditis elegans

EM Soukup, JC Bettinger, LD Mathies - G3, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Multipotent stem and progenitor cells have the capacity to generate a limited array of related
cell types. The Caenorhabditis elegans somatic gonadal precursors are multipotent …

hmc, a cell with previously unknown function couples neuropeptide transmitters with muscle contraction during a rhythmic behavior in C. elegans

U Choi, M Hu, D Sieburth - 2022 - researchsquare.com
Neuropeptides in the brain have both excitatory and inhibitory effects on neuronal activity
through paracrine signaling to local circuits. Here, we show that neuropeptides can activate …

Hand dissection of Caenorhabditis elegans intestines

JL Hill, A Moore, RTP Williams… - Journal of visualized …, 2022 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Comprised of only 20 cells, the Caenorhabditis elegans intestine is the nexus of many life-
supporting functions, including digestion, metabolism, aging, immunity, and environmental …

PBRM-1/PBAF-regulated genes in a multipotent progenitor

LD Mathies, AC Kim, EM Soukup, AE Thomas… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
The Caenorhabditis elegans somatic gonadal precursors (SGPs) are multipotent progenitors
that generate all somatic cells of the adult reproductive system. The two SGPs originate in …

sdl-1, a novel regulator of the Wnt pathway

H Safi - 2022 - summit.sfu.ca
The Wnt signaling pathway is a highly conserved cell signaling pathway that regulates cell
fate determination and maintains adult stem cell populations, and when misregulated …