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Molecules that mediate touch transduction in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.
Gravitational and space biology bulletin : publication of the American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology - 1 Jun 1997
Driscoll M, Tavernarakis N
Abstract excerpt
Despite the widespread importance of mechanotransduction in biology, remarkably little is known about the nature of the molecules that mediate mechanical signaling. Mechanosensation in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is mediated by six mechanosensory neurons called touch receptor cells. Genetic analysis has resulted in the identification of over 400 mutations that disrupt the function of the touch receptors....
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