Opposing action of the FLR-2 glycoprotein hormone and DRL-1/FLR-4 MAP kinases balance p38-mediated growth and lipid homeostasis in C. elegans

SK Torzone, AY Park, PC Breen, NR Cohen… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Animals integrate developmental and nutritional signals before committing crucial resources
to growth and reproduction; however, the pathways that perceive and respond to these …

Genome‐wide association and environmental suppression of the mortal germline phenotype of wild C. elegans

L Frézal, M Saglio, G Zhang, L Noble, A Richaud… - EMBO …, 2023 - embopress.org
The animal germline lineage needs to be maintained along generations. However, some
Caenorhabditis elegans wild isolates display a mortal germline phenotype, leading to …

Dietary-derived vitamin B12 protects Caenorhabditis elegans from thiol-reducing agents

AD Winter, E Tjahjono, LJ Beltrán, IL Johnstone… - BMC biology, 2022 - Springer
Background One-carbon metabolism, which includes the folate and methionine cycles,
involves the transfer of methyl groups which are then utilised as a part of multiple …

Abalone peptide increases stress resilience and cost‐free longevity via SKN‐1‐governed transcriptional metabolic reprogramming in C. elegans

Q Wang, L Wang, Z Huang, Y Xiao, M Liu, H Liu… - Aging …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A major goal of healthy aging is to prevent declining resilience and increasing frailty, which
are associated with many chronic diseases and deterioration of stress response. Here, we …

Dithiothreitol causes toxicity in C. elegans by modulating the methionine–homocysteine cycle

G Gokul, J Singh - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
The redox reagent dithiothreitol (DTT) causes stress in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) by
disrupting its oxidative protein folding environment, which results in the accumulation and …

The Caenorhabditis elegans proteome response to two protective Pseudomonas symbionts

B Pees, L Peters, C Treitz, IK Hamerich, KAB Kissoyan… - Mbio, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
The Caenorhabditis elegans natural microbiota isolates Pseudomonas lurida MYb11 and
Pseudomonas fluorescens MYb115 protect the host against pathogens through distinct …

C. elegans display antipathy behavior towards food after contemporaneous integration of nutritional needs and dietary lipid availability

NL Stuhr, CM Ramos, CD Turner, AA Soukas… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Organisms utilize sophisticated neurocircuitry to select optimal food sources within their
environment. Methylobacterium is a lifespan-promoting bacterial diet for C. elegans that …

Dietary methionine functions in proliferative zone maintenance and egg production via sams-1 in Caenorhabditis elegans

K Hirota, R Yamauchi, M Miyata… - The Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The maintenance of germ cells is critical for the prosperity of offspring. The amount of food
consumption is known to be closely related to reproduction, ie the number of eggs …

The C. elegans proteome response to two protective Pseudomonas symbionts

B Pees, L Peters, C Treitz, IK Hamerich, KAB Kissoyan… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
The C. elegans natural microbiota isolates Pseudomonas lurida MYb11 and Pseudomonas
fluorescens MYb115 protect the host against pathogens through distinct mechanisms. While …

Diet–gene interactions ensure optimal life span and health

T Nair, A Mukhopadhyay - Journal of Biosciences, 2023 - Springer
An organism encounters an extensive range of dietary choices in its niche. The
macronutrient and micronutrient quotients of these diets instruct downstream molecular …