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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
2023
Structure-function analysis of ceTIR-1/hSARM1 explains the lack of Wallerian axonal degeneration in C. elegans
Khazma T, Grossman A, Guez-Haddad J, Feng C, Dabas H, Sain R, Weitman M, Zalk R, Isupov M, Hammarlund M, Hons M, Opatowsky Y. Structure-function analysis of ceTIR-1/hSARM1 explains the lack of Wallerian axonal degeneration in C. elegans. Cell Reports 2023, 42: 113026. PMID: 37635352, PMCID: PMC10675840, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC. elegansCryoelectron microscopy structureNematode C. elegansC. elegans neuronsStructure-function analysisMicroscopy structureNADase activityMolecular mechanismsElegansCellular NADModel animalsSpeciesAxon degenerationWallerian axonal degenerationOrthologsOctamerProteinSARM1DivergenceNADSARMExpressionActivityAxonal degeneration