2021
C. elegans discriminates colors to guide foraging
Ghosh DD, Lee D, Jin X, Horvitz HR, Nitabach MN. C. elegans discriminates colors to guide foraging. Science 2021, 371: 1059-1063. PMID: 33674494, PMCID: PMC8554940, DOI: 10.1126/science.abd3010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCellular stress response genesCellular stress response pathwaysStress response genesStress response pathwaysPhotoreceptor genesDiverse phylaC. elegansForaging decisionsResponse pathwaysResponse genesForagingOpsinGenesPhotosensitive cellsNatural environmentCaenorhabditisHarmful bacteriaElegansPhylaOrganismsBacteriaPathwayRoundwormsCellsToxin
2017
Membrane Currents, Gene Expression, and Circadian Clocks
Allen CN, Nitabach MN, Colwell CS. Membrane Currents, Gene Expression, and Circadian Clocks. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives In Biology 2017, 9: a027714. PMID: 28246182, PMCID: PMC5411696, DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a027714.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCircadian clockGene ClockMembrane electrical activityCyclic adenosine monophosphateCircadian clock neuronsCircadian outputClock neuronsGenetic clockGene expressionCircadian oscillatorIntracellular CaAdenosine monophosphateFeedback loopPathwayClockHuman healthAction potential firing patternsMammalianActivityAction potential firingNightly reductionsMultiple typesExpressionMembrane currentsCircadian pattern
2013
Pigment-Dispersing Factor Modulates Pheromone Production in Clock Cells that Influence Mating in Drosophila
Krupp JJ, Billeter JC, Wong A, Choi C, Nitabach MN, Levine JD. Pigment-Dispersing Factor Modulates Pheromone Production in Clock Cells that Influence Mating in Drosophila. Neuron 2013, 79: 54-68. PMID: 23849197, PMCID: PMC3955580, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2013.05.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPigment Dispersing FactorClock cellsMating behaviorPheromone productionNeuropeptide Pigment Dispersing FactorPeripheral clock cellsMale sex pheromoneSex pheromone productionMolecular rhythmsPhysiological outputsNeuropeptide signalingBehavioral rhythmsCircadian mechanismsSex-specific differencesDrosophilaSex pheromoneCircadian entrainmentOenocytesCircadian systemPheromonePathwayNeuroendocrine pathwaysActivity rhythmsCellsBehavioral processesO-GlcNAc Signaling Entrains the Circadian Clock by Inhibiting BMAL1/CLOCK Ubiquitination
Li MD, Ruan HB, Hughes ME, Lee JS, Singh JP, Jones SP, Nitabach MN, Yang X. O-GlcNAc Signaling Entrains the Circadian Clock by Inhibiting BMAL1/CLOCK Ubiquitination. Cell Metabolism 2013, 17: 303-310. PMID: 23395176, PMCID: PMC3647362, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2012.12.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCircadian clockProtein modificationNutrient-sensing pathwaysO-GlcNAc signalingHexosamine biosynthesis pathwayCovalent protein modificationBiosynthesis pathwayGlcNAc transferaseNutritional signalsClock oscillationsO-GlcNAcylationAberrant circadian rhythmsClock targetsOGT expressionCircadian oscillationsUbiquitinationN-acetylglucosamineNutrient fluxesMetabolic oscillationsBMAL1GenesPathwayCircadian rhythmKey mechanismClock