2013
Postsynaptic ERG Potassium Channels Limit Muscle Excitability to Allow Distinct Egg-Laying Behavior States in Caenorhabditis elegans
Collins KM, Koelle MR. Postsynaptic ERG Potassium Channels Limit Muscle Excitability to Allow Distinct Egg-Laying Behavior States in Caenorhabditis elegans. Journal Of Neuroscience 2013, 33: 761-775. PMID: 23303953, PMCID: PMC3542984, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3896-12.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEgg-laying musclesBody bendsUNC-103Caenorhabditis elegansCalcium transientsTwo-state behaviorERG potassium channelsMutantsERG channelsPotassium channelsInactive phaseEggsDistinct behavioral statesMuscle excitabilityPostsynaptic excitabilityPostsynaptic sitesERG functionCaenorhabditisCalcium imagingElegansFurther adjustmentExcitabilityRhythmic excitationMuscleBehavioral states
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
2009
Chapter 2 Insights into RGS Protein Function from Studies in Caenorhabditis elegans
Porter MY, Koelle MR. Chapter 2 Insights into RGS Protein Function from Studies in Caenorhabditis elegans. Progress In Nucleic Acid Research And Molecular Biology 2009, 86: 15-47. PMID: 20374712, DOI: 10.1016/s1877-1173(09)86002-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRGS proteinsGα proteinsMultiple RGS proteinsRGS protein functionG protein αRGS domainCaenorhabditis elegansProtein subfamiliesC. elegansGα genesProtein functionChapter 2 InsightsVivo functionNematode wormsPhysiological functionsProtein αProteinElegansSubfamiliesSuch specificityDifferent cellsRGSOrthologsCaenorhabditisMammalsThe Potassium Chloride Cotransporter KCC-2 Coordinates Development of Inhibitory Neurotransmission and Synapse Structure in Caenorhabditis elegans
Tanis JE, Bellemer A, Moresco JJ, Forbush B, Koelle MR. The Potassium Chloride Cotransporter KCC-2 Coordinates Development of Inhibitory Neurotransmission and Synapse Structure in Caenorhabditis elegans. Journal Of Neuroscience 2009, 29: 9943-9954. PMID: 19675228, PMCID: PMC2737711, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1989-09.2009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsChloridesFurosemideHypotonic SolutionsMotor NeuronsMusclesMutationReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledSequence HomologySexual Behavior, AnimalSodium Potassium Chloride Symporter InhibitorsSymportersSynapsesSynaptic TransmissionSynaptic VesiclesUp-RegulationConceptsEgg-laying behaviorChloride channelsC. elegans behaviorGenetic screenHSN neuronsMature neural circuitsChloride gradientFunctional analysisInhibitory neurotransmissionSynapse developmentVesicle populationsAdult mammalian brainSynaptic vesicle populationPotassium-chloride cotransporterTransport chlorideSynapse maturationPotassium-chloride cotransporter KCC2CaenorhabditisAppropriate activity levelsMammalian brainSynapse structureChloride cotransporterHypotonic conditionsLoop diuretic furosemideCoordinate development
2004
Activation of EGL-47, a Gαo-Coupled Receptor, Inhibits Function of Hermaphrodite-Specific Motor Neurons to Regulate Caenorhabditis elegans Egg-Laying Behavior
Moresco JJ, Koelle MR. Activation of EGL-47, a Gαo-Coupled Receptor, Inhibits Function of Hermaphrodite-Specific Motor Neurons to Regulate Caenorhabditis elegans Egg-Laying Behavior. Journal Of Neuroscience 2004, 24: 8522-8530. PMID: 15456826, PMCID: PMC6729914, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1915-04.2004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHermaphrodite-specific neuronsEgg-laying behaviorTransmembrane domainEgg-laying defectsEgg-laying musclesDominant mutationsHSN motor neuronsFluorescent protein transgeneSixth transmembrane domainExtracellular N-terminusEgg-laying frequencyMotor neuronsN-terminusG proteinsTransgenic expressionGenesCaenorhabditisMild defectsReceptor isoformsInhibits functionMutationsMultiple receptorsEggsReceptorsNumber of neuronsGenetic Analysis of RGS Protein Function in Caenorhabditis elegans
Chase DL, Koelle MR. Genetic Analysis of RGS Protein Function in Caenorhabditis elegans. Methods In Enzymology 2004, 389: 305-320. PMID: 15313573, DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(04)89018-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRGS proteinsC. elegansG proteinsRGS protein functionStructure/function studiesG protein geneCaenorhabditis elegansGalpha mutantsClose homologProtein functionGalpha proteinsElegansGenetic analysisDetailed protocolTransgenic expressionProteinMost mammaliansMutantsFunction studiesOrthologsCaenorhabditisHomologMammalianGenesOrganisms