2023
The neuropeptidergic connectome of C. elegans
Ripoll-Sánchez L, Watteyne J, Sun H, Fernandez R, Taylor S, Weinreb A, Bentley B, Hammarlund M, Miller D, Hobert O, Beets I, Vértes P, Schafer W. The neuropeptidergic connectome of C. elegans. Neuron 2023, 111: 3570-3589.e5. PMID: 37935195, PMCID: PMC7615469, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.09.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNervous systemSynaptic wiring diagramGene expression datasetsReceptor-ligand interactionsStudied neuronsKey network hubNeuronal connectionsSignaling cascadesBrain functionInput connectivityNeuromodulatory signalingChemical synapsesPeptidergic neuromodulationBiochemical analysisEssential roleNeural basisNeuropeptidesConnectomeNetwork hubsWiring diagramSimilar pattern
2021
Molecular topography of an entire nervous system
Taylor SR, Santpere G, Weinreb A, Barrett A, Reilly MB, Xu C, Varol E, Oikonomou P, Glenwinkel L, McWhirter R, Poff A, Basavaraju M, Rafi I, Yemini E, Cook SJ, Abrams A, Vidal B, Cros C, Tavazoie S, Sestan N, Hammarlund M, Hobert O, Miller DM. Molecular topography of an entire nervous system. Cell 2021, 184: 4329-4347.e23. PMID: 34237253, PMCID: PMC8710130, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.06.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsFluorescent DyesGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenes, ReporterLarvaNervous SystemNeuronsNeuropeptidesNucleotide MotifsRegulatory Sequences, Nucleic AcidRNA-SeqSignal TransductionTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticConceptsGene expressionSpecific gene familiesCis-regulatory elementsNeuron-specific gene expressionIndividual neuron classesSingle-cell resolutionGene expression profilesNeuron classesGene familyAdhesion proteinsNeuropeptide genesExpression profilesExpression dataEntire nervous systemCombinatorial expressionMolecular topographyNervous systemSynaptic specificityNeuropeptide receptorsExpressionPotential roleWiring diagramComputational approachGenesProtein