Article
Genetic and cellular basis for acetylcholine inhibition of Caenorhabditis elegans egg-laying behavior.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 3 Sept 2003
Bany I Amy, Dong Meng-Qiu, Koelle Michael R
Abstract excerpt
Egg-laying behavior in Caenorhabditis elegans is activated by signaling through the G-protein G(rho)q and inhibited by signaling through a second G-protein, G(rho)o. Activation of egg laying depends on the serotonergic hermaphrodite-specific neurons (HSNs), but the neurotransmitter(s) and cell(s) that signal to inhibit egg laying are not known. Mutants for G-protein signaling genes have well characterized defects...
Topics
- Acetylcholine
- Acetylcholinesterase
- Animals
- Animals, Genetically Modified
- Behavior, Animal
- Caenorhabditis elegans
- Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins
- Cholinesterase Inhibitors
- DNA, Complementary
- GTP-Binding Proteins
- Homeodomain Proteins
- Inhibition, Psychological