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The response to high CO2 levels requires the neuropeptide secretion component HID-1 to promote pumping inhibition.
PLoS genetics - 1 Aug 2014
Sharabi Kfir, Charar Chayki, Friedman Nurit, Mizrahi Inbar, Zaslaver Alon, Sznajder Jacob I, Gruenbaum Yosef
Abstract excerpt
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a key molecule in many biological processes; however, mechanisms by which organisms sense and respond to high CO2 levels remain largely unknown. Here we report that acute CO2 exposure leads to a rapid cessation in the contraction of the pharynx muscles in Caenorhabditis elegans. To uncover the molecular mechanisms underlying this response, we performed a forward genetic screen and found...
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