2022
Horvitz, H. Robert
Koelle M. Horvitz, H. Robert. 2022 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-822563-9.00005-6.ChaptersModel organism Caenorhabditis elegansForward genetic analysisOrganism Caenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegansGenetic analysisCell lineagesCell deathNormal developmentBiological researchHorvitzDisease statesAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisElegansLineagesLateral sclerosisGeneticsPhysiologyNobel PrizeCells
2021
The neural G protein Gαo tagged with GFP at an internal loop is functional in Caenorhabditis elegans
Kumar S, Olson AC, Koelle MR. The neural G protein Gαo tagged with GFP at an internal loop is functional in Caenorhabditis elegans. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 2021, 11: jkab167. PMID: 34003969, PMCID: PMC8496287, DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkab167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGreen fluorescent proteinCaenorhabditis elegansGenetic analysisHeterotrimeric G proteinsG protein GαoInternal loopC. elegansProtein complexesBiochemical purificationEpitope tagPlasma membraneAlpha subunitMolecular mechanismsFluorescent proteinGenetic studiesElegansGαoG proteinsEgg layingTransgenic expressionBiochemical studiesGαo proteinsBody morphologyProteinNeurotransmitter release
2015
An Evolutionarily Conserved Switch in Response to GABA Affects Development and Behavior of the Locomotor Circuit of Caenorhabditis elegans
Han B, Bellemer A, Koelle MR. An Evolutionarily Conserved Switch in Response to GABA Affects Development and Behavior of the Locomotor Circuit of Caenorhabditis elegans. Genetics 2015, 199: 1159-1172. PMID: 25644702, PMCID: PMC4391577, DOI: 10.1534/genetics.114.173963.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma-aminobutyric acidRigorous genetic analysisBody wall musclesNeural circuit developmentCaenorhabditis elegansL1 animalsDevelopmental switchGenetic analysisGABAergic neuronsGABA responsesVertebrate brainMammalian neuronsStage animalsNeurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acidWall musclesChloride transportersMajor inhibitory neurotransmitterMuscle targetsTransporter 1Muscimol responsesGABA neuronsLocomotor circuitsExcitatory responsesCircuit developmentAgonist muscimol
2004
Genetic 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