[HTML][HTML] Behaviorally consequential astrocytic regulation of neural circuits

J Nagai, X Yu, T Papouin, E Cheong, MR Freeman… - Neuron, 2021 - cell.com
Astrocytes are a large and diverse population of morphologically complex cells that exist
throughout nervous systems of multiple species. Progress over the last two decades has …

Chemosensory signal transduction in Caenorhabditis elegans

DM Ferkey, P Sengupta, ND L'Etoile - Genetics, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Chemosensory neurons translate perception of external chemical cues, including odorants,
tastants, and pheromones, into information that drives attraction or avoidance motor …

Mechanical intelligence simplifies control in terrestrial limbless locomotion

T Wang, C Pierce, V Kojouharov, B Chong, K Diaz… - Science Robotics, 2023 - science.org
Limbless locomotors, from microscopic worms to macroscopic snakes, traverse complex,
heterogeneous natural environments typically using undulatory body wave propagation …

Glia development and function in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

A Singhvi, S Shaham, G Rapti - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2024 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is a powerful experimental setting for uncovering
fundamental tenets of nervous system organization and function. Its nearly invariant and …

Axoneme structure from motile cilia

T Ishikawa - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology, 2017 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
The axoneme is the main extracellular part of cilia and flagella in eukaryotes. It consists of a
microtubule cytoskeleton, which normally comprises nine doublets. In motile cilia, dynein …

Intraflagellar transport: mechanisms of motor action, cooperation, and cargo delivery

B Prevo, JM Scholey, EJG Peterman - The FEBS journal, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Intraflagellar transport (IFT) is a form of motor‐dependent cargo transport that is essential for
the assembly, maintenance, and length control of cilia, which play critical roles in motility …

[HTML][HTML] The molecular architecture of the ciliary transition zones

O Mercey, S Mukherjee, P Guichard, V Hamel - Current Opinion in Cell …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cilia and flagella are specialized eukaryotic organelles projecting from the surface of
eukaryotic cells that play a central role in various physiological processes, including cell …

How the ciliary membrane is organized inside-out to communicate outside-in

G Garcia, DR Raleigh, JF Reiter - Current Biology, 2018 - cell.com
Cilia, organelles that move to execute functions like fertilization and signal to execute
functions like photoreception and embryonic patterning, are composed of a core of nine-fold …

How Caenorhabditis elegans Senses Mechanical Stress, Temperature, and Other Physical Stimuli

MB Goodman, P Sengupta - Genetics, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Caenorhabditis elegans lives in a complex habitat in which they routinely experience large
fluctuations in temperature, and encounter physical obstacles that vary in size and …

The molecular structure of mammalian primary cilia revealed by cryo-electron tomography

P Kiesel, G Alvarez Viar, N Tsoy, R Maraspini… - Nature structural & …, 2020 - nature.com
Primary cilia are microtubule-based organelles that are important for signaling and sensing
in eukaryotic cells. Unlike the thoroughly studied motile cilia, the three-dimensional …