2013
Neuron-Specific Feeding RNAi in C. elegans and Its Use in a Screen for Essential Genes Required for GABA Neuron Function
Firnhaber C, Hammarlund M. Neuron-Specific Feeding RNAi in C. elegans and Its Use in a Screen for Essential Genes Required for GABA Neuron Function. PLOS Genetics 2013, 9: e1003921. PMID: 24244189, PMCID: PMC3820814, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003921.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell-specific knockdownEssential genesFeeding RNAiC. elegansGenetic requirementsNeuronal functionForward genetic screenGABA neuron functionGene function resultsForward screenGenetic screenRNAi resultsRNAi strainsChromosome IRNAi clonesGlutamate-releasing neuronsGene actionGene knockdownMature organismRNAiGenesKnockdownNeuron functionElegansPleiotropy
2009
Axon Regeneration Requires a Conserved MAP Kinase Pathway
Hammarlund M, Nix P, Hauth L, Jorgensen EM, Bastiani M. Axon Regeneration Requires a Conserved MAP Kinase Pathway. Science 2009, 323: 802-806. PMID: 19164707, PMCID: PMC2729122, DOI: 10.1126/science.1165527.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingAnimalsAxonsAxotomyCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGrowth ConesMAP Kinase Kinase 4MAP Kinase Kinase KinasesMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesModels, BiologicalMotor NeuronsMutationNerve RegenerationRNA InterferenceConceptsCell-intrinsic regeneration pathwaysKinase pathwayCaenorhabditis elegans motor neuronsMitogen-activated protein kinase pathwayMAP kinase cascadeMAP kinase pathwayProtein kinase pathwayGrowth cone migrationKinase cascadeRegeneration pathwayCone migrationLater stepsLack of activationDevelopment of therapiesMature neuronsPathwayAplastic statesMost neuronsRegenerationMotor neuronsAxon injuryAxon regenerationNeuron functionActivationNeurons