Apical extracellular matrices (aECMs) coat the exposed surfaces of animal bodies to shape
tissues, influence social interactions, and protect against pathogens and other …

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are master regulators of immune functions via
the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway and are expressed in microglia, the brain's …

Apical extracellular matrices (aECMs) are complex extracellular compartments that form
important interfaces between animals and their environment. In the adult C. elegans cuticle …

Sexual selection has been studied as a major evolutionary driver of animal diversity for
roughly 50 years. Much evidence indicates that competition for mates favors elaborate …

Animals integrate sensory information from the environment and display various behaviors
in response to external stimuli. In Caenorhabditis elegans hermaphrodites, 33 types of …

Maintaining or shifting between behavioral states according to context is essential for
animals to implement fitness-promoting strategies. How the integration of internal state, past …

Glia and accessory cells regulate the microenvironment around neurons and primary
sensory cells. However, the impact of specific glial regulators of ions and solutes on …

Over the last decade, an increasing number of studies have used soundscapes to address
diverse ecological questions. Sound represents one of the few sources of information …

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 …

Multisensory integration refers to sensory inputs from different sensory modalities being
processed simultaneously to produce a unitary output. Surrounded by stimuli from multiple …