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The conserved SKN-1/Nrf2 stress response pathway regulates synaptic function in Caenorhabditis elegans.
PLoS genetics - 1 Mar 2013
Staab Trisha A, Griffen Trevor C, Corcoran Connor, Evgrafov Oleg, Knowles James A, Sieburth Derek
Abstract excerpt
The Nrf family of transcription factors plays a critical role in mediating adaptive responses to cellular stress and defends against neurodegeneration, aging, and cancer. Here, we report a novel role for the Caenorhabditis elegans Nrf homolog SKN-1 in regulating synaptic transmission at neuromuscular junctions (NMJs). Activation of SKN-1, either by acute pharmacological treatment with the mitochondrial toxin...
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