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TBC-2 is required for embryonic yolk protein storage and larval survival during L1 diapause in Caenorhabditis elegans.
PloS one - 28 Dec 2010
Chotard Laëtitia, Skorobogata Olga, Sylvain Marc-André, Shrivastava Sanhita, Rocheleau Christian E
Abstract excerpt
C. elegans first stage (L1) larvae hatched in the absence of food, arrest development and enter an L1 diapause, whereby they can survive starvation for several weeks. The physiological and metabolic requirements for survival during L1 diapause are poorly understood. However, yolk, a cholesterol binding/transport protein, has been suggested to serve as an energy source. Here, we demonstrate that C. elegans TBC-2,...
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