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A Forward Genetic Screen for Molecules Involved in Pheromone-Induced Dauer Formation in Caenorhabditis elegans.
G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 3 May 2016
Neal Scott J, Park JiSoo, DiTirro Danielle, Yoon Jason, Shibuya Mayumi, Choi Woochan, Schroeder Frank C, Butcher Rebecca A, Kim Kyuhyung, Sengupta Piali
Abstract excerpt
Animals must constantly assess their surroundings and integrate sensory cues to make appropriate behavioral and developmental decisions. Pheromones produced by conspecific individuals provide critical information regarding environmental conditions. Ascaroside pheromone concentration and composition are instructive in the decision of Caenorhabditis elegans to either develop into a reproductive adult or enter into...
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