A Specific Subset of Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid-Type Channel Subunits in Caenorhabditis elegans Endocrine Cells Function as Mixed Heteromers to Promote Neurotransmitter Release
Jose AM, Bany IA, Chase DL, Koelle MR. A Specific Subset of Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid-Type Channel Subunits in Caenorhabditis elegans Endocrine Cells Function as Mixed Heteromers to Promote Neurotransmitter Release. Genetics 2007, 175: 93-105. PMID: 17057248, PMCID: PMC1774992, DOI: 10.1534/genetics.106.065516.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedBiological TransportCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsEndocrine GlandsFemaleIon ChannelsMolecular Sequence DataNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurosecretory SystemsOvipositionSequence Homology, Amino AcidTRPV Cation ChannelsConceptsOCR-2Neuroendocrine cellsEgg-laying defectsTRPV channel OSM-9Heteromeric channelsG protein GDominant negative mutantTransient receptor potential channelsEndocrine cell functionOSM-9Heteromeric partnerTRPV channelsSensory neuronsSingle knockoutDetectable functionOCR-1Premature eggsSensory transductionChannel subunitsDetectable roleSubunit compositionCell functionRelease of neurotransmittersNeurotransmitter releaseSubunit combinationsC. elegans G Protein Regulator RGS-3 Controls Sensitivity to Sensory Stimuli
Ferkey DM, Hyde R, Haspel G, Dionne HM, Hess HA, Suzuki H, Schafer WR, Koelle MR, Hart AC. C. elegans G Protein Regulator RGS-3 Controls Sensitivity to Sensory Stimuli. Neuron 2007, 53: 39-52. PMID: 17196529, PMCID: PMC1855255, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2006.11.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSignal transductionG protein-coupled signal transductionRGS-3G protein signaling (RGS) proteinsHeterotrimeric G proteinsSpecific RGS proteinsRGS proteinsSensory neuronsSignaling proteinsMutant animalsNegative regulatorCalcium-binding proteinsG proteinsCalcium signalingBehavioral defectsTransductionSpecific odorantsProteinDefective responseRegulatorSensory behaviorsSynaptic transmissionIntense sensory stimuliExternal stimuliSignaling