2024
Neuropeptide and serotonin co-transmission sets the activity pattern in the C. elegans egg-laying circuit
Butt A, Van Damme S, Santiago E, Olson A, Beets I, Koelle M. Neuropeptide and serotonin co-transmission sets the activity pattern in the C. elegans egg-laying circuit. Current Biology 2024, 34: 4704-4714.e5. PMID: 39395419, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.07.064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHermaphrodite-specific neuronsEgg-laying circuitNlp-3Egg layingTiming of egg layingPromote egg layingCaenorhabditis elegansInactive phasePeptide signalsPersistent internal stateNeural circuit functionMolecular experimentsSerotonin receptorsSerotonin signalingSerotoninMuscle cellsNeurotransmitter serotoninMultiple signalsNeuropeptideNeuropeptide receptorsCo-transmissionEggsNeural circuitsLayingActive phase
2008
Regulation of Serotonin Biosynthesis by the G Proteins Gαo and Gαq Controls Serotonin Signaling in Caenorhabditis elegans
Tanis JE, Moresco JJ, Lindquist RA, Koelle MR. Regulation of Serotonin Biosynthesis by the G Proteins Gαo and Gαq Controls Serotonin Signaling in Caenorhabditis elegans. Genetics 2008, 178: 157-169. PMID: 18202365, PMCID: PMC2206068, DOI: 10.1534/genetics.107.079780.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiomarkersCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicGTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-GoGTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gq-G11Motor NeuronsMusclesOrgan SpecificityOvipositionPromoter Regions, GeneticSerotoninSignal TransductionSynapsesTryptophan HydroxylaseConceptsEgg-laying behaviorCaenorhabditis elegansG proteinsEgg-laying systemHSN motor neuronsSerotonin biosynthesisG protein GαoLevel of transcriptionEpistasis experimentsTPH-1 expressionRate-limiting enzymeGene dosageSpecific genesGalphaoGalphaqTranscriptionBiosynthesisMotor neuronsElegansTPH-1Neurotransmitter releaseGenesMultiple signalsProteinEggs