2011
AGS-3 Alters Caenorhabditis elegans Behavior after Food Deprivation via RIC-8 Activation of the Neural G Protein Gαo
Hofler C, Koelle MR. AGS-3 Alters Caenorhabditis elegans Behavior after Food Deprivation via RIC-8 Activation of the Neural G Protein Gαo. Journal Of Neuroscience 2011, 31: 11553-11562. PMID: 21832186, PMCID: PMC3161416, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2072-11.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCells, CulturedDrosophilaFood DeprivationGTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-GoGuanine Nucleotide Dissociation InhibitorsGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsHumansNeuronsNuclear ProteinsProtein BindingSignal TransductionConceptsAGS-3GPR proteinsG proteinsGenetic epistasis experimentsG protein GαoRegulator domainGPR domainEpistasis experimentsBiochemical fractionationChemosensory neuronsBiological functionsBiological roleFood deprivationProteinCaenorhabditisDependent fashionFood-deprived animalsActivationVivoGαoGTPDomainAnimalsNeuronsDeprivation
2004
RGS-7 Completes a Receptor-Independent Heterotrimeric G Protein Cycle to Asymmetrically Regulate Mitotic Spindle Positioning in C. elegans
Hess HA, Röper JC, Grill SW, Koelle MR. RGS-7 Completes a Receptor-Independent Heterotrimeric G Protein Cycle to Asymmetrically Regulate Mitotic Spindle Positioning in C. elegans. Cell 2004, 119: 209-218. PMID: 15479638, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2004.09.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCell DivisionCentrosomeEmbryo, NonmammalianGTP-Binding Protein alpha SubunitsGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsGuanosine TriphosphateHeterotrimeric GTP-Binding ProteinsMutationNuclear ProteinsProtein BindingRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRGS ProteinsRNA InterferenceSpindle ApparatusConceptsG protein functionRIC-8G proteinsProtein functionC. elegans embryosAsymmetric cell divisionG protein effectorsHeterotrimeric G proteinsMitotic spindle positioningG protein signalingG-protein cycleSeven-transmembrane receptorsGPR-1/2RGS domainElegans embryosGTPase activatorProtein effectorsProtein cycleMicrotubule forcesSpindle positioningProtein signalingCell cortexCell divisionGTP hydrolysisMitotic spindle
2003
Genetic and Cellular Basis for Acetylcholine Inhibition of Caenorhabditis elegans Egg-Laying Behavior
Bany IA, Dong MQ, Koelle MR. Genetic and Cellular Basis for Acetylcholine Inhibition of Caenorhabditis elegans Egg-Laying Behavior. Journal Of Neuroscience 2003, 23: 8060-8069. PMID: 12954868, PMCID: PMC6740490, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-22-08060.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcholineAcetylcholinesteraseAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedBehavior, AnimalCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCholinesterase InhibitorsDNA, ComplementaryGTP-Binding ProteinsHomeodomain ProteinsInhibition, PsychologicalMutationNeuronsNuclear ProteinsOvipositionPhenotypeReceptors, CholinergicSignal TransductionSynapsesConceptsHermaphrodite-specific neuronsEgg-laying behaviorG proteinsG-protein signaling genesEgg-laying defectsEgg-laying musclesEgg-laying systemAnalysis of mutantsInhibition of eggSerotonergic Hermaphrodite Specific NeuronsUnc-4Caenorhabditis elegansUnc-17Signaling GenesThird cell typeActivation of eggsMorphological defectsCha-1MutantsCell typesCellular basisNeurotransmitter releaseGenesEggsPartial defect