Genetic interactions affecting touch sensitivity in Caenorhabditis elegans.

doi:10.1073/pnas.93.13.6577

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Genetic interactions affecting touch sensitivity in Caenorhabditis elegans.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 25 Jun 1996

Gu G, Caldwell G A, Chalfie M

Abstract excerpt

At least 13 genes (mec-1, mec-2, mec-4-10, mec-12, mec-14, mec-15, and mec-18) are needed for the response to gentle touch by 6 touch receptor neurons in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Several, otherwise recessive alleles of some of these genes act as dominant enhancer mutations of temperat...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Caenorhabditis elegans
Enhancer Elements, Genetic
Genes, Helminth
Mechanoreceptors
Mutation
Signal Transduction

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