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FLR-2, the glycoprotein hormone alpha subunit, is involved in the neural control of intestinal functions in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Genes to cells : devoted to molecular & cellular mechanisms - 1 Oct 2009
Oishi Akane, Gengyo-Ando Keiko, Mitani Shohei, Mohri-Shiomi Akiko, Kimura Koutarou D, Ishihara Takeshi, Katsura Isao
Abstract excerpt
The intestine plays an essential role in organism-wide regulatory networks in both vertebrates and invertebrates. In Caenorhabditis elegans, class 1 flr genes (flr-1, flr-3 and flr-4) act in the intestine and control growth rates and defecation cycle periods, while class 2 flr genes (flr-2, flr-5, flr-6 and flr-7) are characterized by mutations that suppress the slow growth of class 1 flr mutants. This study...
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