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Activation of the CaMKII-Sarm1-ASK1-p38 MAP kinase pathway protects against axon degeneration caused by loss of mitochondria
Ding C, Wu Y, Dabas H, Hammarlund M. Activation of the CaMKII-Sarm1-ASK1-p38 MAP kinase pathway protects against axon degeneration caused by loss of mitochondria. ELife 2022, 11: e73557. PMID: 35285800, PMCID: PMC8920508, DOI: 10.7554/elife.73557.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMAPK pathwayLoss of mitochondriaMitochondrial defectsUnbiased genetic screenMAP kinase pathwayCell-specific activationTrafficking complexGenetic screenCEBP-1Kinase pathwayUnderlying cellular mechanismsCellular mechanismsL-type voltage-gated calcium channelsMitochondriaVoltage-gated calcium channelsPathwayUNCAxon degenerationCaenorhabditisActivationCalcium channelsFurther analysisTraffickingSuppressesCaMKII
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