Bidirectional regulation of thermotaxis by glutamate transmissions in Caenorhabditis elegans

• Noriyuki Ohnishi ^[1] ; Atsushi Kuhara ^[1] ; Fumiya Nakamura ^[1] ; Yoshifumi Okochi ^[1] ; Ikue Mori ^[2]
  1. [1] Nagoya University

     Nagoya University

     Naka-ku, Japón

     
  2. [2] Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, Division of Biological Science, Department of Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan; CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Saitama, Japan; Institute for Advanced Research, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
• Localización: EMBO journal: European Molecular Biology Organization, ISSN 0261-4189, Vol. 30, Nº. 7, 2011, págs. 1376-1388
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This paper provides a molecular and genetic analysis of the neural circuitry that regulates the migration of Caenorhabditis elegans towards either warmer or colder temperature and reveals an important role of glutamate signalling in this process.