2019
Serotonin and neuropeptides are both released by the HSN command neuron to initiate C. elegans egg laying
Brewer JC, Olson AC, Collins KM, Koelle MR. Serotonin and neuropeptides are both released by the HSN command neuron to initiate C. elegans egg laying. PLOS Genetics 2019, 15: e1007896. PMID: 30677018, PMCID: PMC6363226, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007896.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHermaphrodite-specific neuronsEgg-laying defectsNLP-3C. elegansEgg-laying musclesEgg-laying circuitDirect postsynaptic targetsEgg-laying behaviorSerotonergic Hermaphrodite Specific NeuronsMuscle cellsSmall molecule neurotransmittersNull mutantsHSN neuronsDouble mutantSingle mutantsMutant animalsSerotonergic neuronsWild-type animalsSevere defectsMutantsElegansNeuropeptide substance PMammalian brainEggsSpecific neurons
2004
Mechanism of extrasynaptic dopamine signaling in Caenorhabditis elegans
Chase DL, Pepper JS, Koelle MR. Mechanism of extrasynaptic dopamine signaling in Caenorhabditis elegans. Nature Neuroscience 2004, 7: 1096-1103. PMID: 15378064, DOI: 10.1038/nn1316.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcholineAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsDNA, ComplementaryDopamineGene TargetingGTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-GoGTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gq-G11GTP-Binding ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataMotor ActivityMotor NeuronsMutationNervous SystemPhylogenyReceptors, DopamineReceptors, Dopamine D1Receptors, Dopamine D2RGS ProteinsSequence Homology, Amino AcidSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidSignal TransductionConceptsCaenorhabditis elegansDOP-3DOP-1D2-like receptorsSignaling ComplexC. elegans locomotionLocomotion defectsExtrasynaptic dopamineAntagonistic effectGαoGαqElegansD2-like dopamine receptorsD1-like receptorsSame motor neuronsPathwayReceptorsDopaminergic neuronsDopamine receptorsMotor neuronsMutantsGenesDopamineSubunitsRegulator
2003
Genetic and Cellular Basis for Acetylcholine Inhibition of Caenorhabditis elegans Egg-Laying Behavior
Bany IA, Dong MQ, Koelle MR. Genetic and Cellular Basis for Acetylcholine Inhibition of Caenorhabditis elegans Egg-Laying Behavior. Journal Of Neuroscience 2003, 23: 8060-8069. PMID: 12954868, PMCID: PMC6740490, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-22-08060.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcholineAcetylcholinesteraseAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedBehavior, AnimalCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCholinesterase InhibitorsDNA, ComplementaryGTP-Binding ProteinsHomeodomain ProteinsInhibition, PsychologicalMutationNeuronsNuclear ProteinsOvipositionPhenotypeReceptors, CholinergicSignal TransductionSynapsesConceptsHermaphrodite-specific neuronsEgg-laying behaviorG proteinsG-protein signaling genesEgg-laying defectsEgg-laying musclesEgg-laying systemAnalysis of mutantsInhibition of eggSerotonergic Hermaphrodite Specific NeuronsUnc-4Caenorhabditis elegansUnc-17Signaling GenesThird cell typeActivation of eggsMorphological defectsCha-1MutantsCell typesCellular basisNeurotransmitter releaseGenesEggsPartial defect