Article
Natural Genetic Variation in the Caenorhabditis elegans Response to Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 3 Apr 2017
Martin Natalia, Singh Jogender, Aballay Alejandro
Abstract excerpt
Caenorhabditis elegans responds to pathogenic microorganisms by activating its innate immune system, which consists of physical barriers, behavioral responses, and microbial killing mechanisms. We examined whether natural variation plays a role in the response of C. elegans to Pseudomonas aeruginosa using two C. elegans strains that carry the same allele of npr-1, a gene that encodes a G-protein-coupled receptor...
Topics
- Animals
- Behavior, Animal
- Caenorhabditis elegans
- Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins
- Chromosome Mapping
- Chromosomes
- Genes, Suppressor
- Genetic Association Studies
- Genetic Variation
- Loss of Function Mutation
- Neurons
