[HTML][HTML] Mitochondria in the Spotlight: C. elegans as a Model Organism to Evaluate Xenobiotic-Induced Dysfunction

AC Martins, MB Virgolini, DS Ávila, P Scharf, J Li… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mitochondria play a crucial role in cellular respiration, ATP production, and the regulation of
various cellular processes. Mitochondrial dysfunctions have been directly linked to …

[HTML][HTML] Developmental plasticity and the response to nutrient stress in Caenorhabditis elegans

S Rashid, C Wong, R Roy - Developmental Biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Developmental plasticity refers the ability of an organism to adapt to various environmental
stressors, one of which is nutritional stress. Caenorhabditis elegans require various nutrients …

Absolute quantification of photoreceptor outer segment proteins

NP Skiba, TR Lewis, WJ Spencer… - Journal of proteome …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Photoreceptor cells generate neuronal signals in response to capturing light. This process,
called phototransduction, takes place in a highly specialized outer segment organelle. There …

Unraveling anti-aging mystery of green tea in C. elegans: Chemical truth and multiple mechanisms

J Ke, JY Li, Z Yang, HY Wu, JY Yu, Y Yang, CH Chen… - Food Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Tea drinking impacts aging and aging-related diseases. However, knowledge of anti-aging
molecules other than the major catechins in complex tea extracts remains limited. Here we …

Responses of animals and plants to physiological doses of ethanol: a molecular messenger of hypoxia?

A Diot, G Groth, S Blanchet, C Chervin - The FEBS Journal, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Our viewpoint is that ethanol could act as a molecular messenger in animal and plant
organisms under conditions of hypoxia or other stresses and could elicit physiological …

Transcriptional analysis of the response of C. elegans to ethanol exposure

MG Sterken, MH van Wijk, EC Quamme, JAG Riksen… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Ethanol-induced transcriptional changes underlie important physiological responses to
ethanol that are likely to contribute to the addictive properties of the drug. We examined the …

Dehydrated Caenorhabditis elegans Stocks Are Resistant to Multiple Freeze-Thaw Cycles

PD McClanahan, RJ McCloskey… - G3: Genes …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Ultracold preservation is widely used for storage of genetic stocks of Caenorhabditis
elegans. Current cryopreservation protocols are vulnerable to refrigeration failures, which …

From alleles to adaptations: Investigating the genetic landscape of C. elegans in response to ethanol

MH van Wijk - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a worldwide problem and the risk of develo** this disease
is partly genetically regulated. Ethanol responses are conserved among mammals and …

Neuropeptide Signaling in Nictation

B Cockx, L Temmerman, J Dalzell - 2024 - lirias.kuleuven.be
Insect pests pose a great threath to agriculture worldwide. About 10-16% of all crops is lost
due to insect pests, which has an estimated yearly cost of 70 billion dollars. On top of this …

From Natural Behavior to Drug Screening: Invertebrates as Models to Study Mechanisms Associated with Alcohol Use Disorders

H Scholz - 2023 - Springer
Humans consume ethanol-containing beverages, which may cause an uncontrollable or
difficult-to-control intake of ethanol-containing liquids and may result in alcohol use …