The Caenorhabditis elegans INX-4/Innexin is required for the fine-tuning of temperature orientation in thermotaxis behavior.

Abstract excerpt

Innexins in invertebrates are considered to play roles similar to those of connexins and pannexins in vertebrates. However, it remains poorly understood how innexins function in biological phenomena including their function in the nervous systems. Here, we identified inx-4, a member of the innexin family in C. elegans, by a forward screening of thermotaxis-defective mutants. The inx-4 mutants exhibited abnormal...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Caenorhabditis elegans
• Share to Mutation