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

lives in a complex habitat in which they routinely experience large fluctuations in temperature, and encounter physical obstacles that vary in size and composition. Their habitat is shared by other nematodes, by beneficial and harmful bacteria, and nematode-trapping fungi. Not surprisingly, these ne...

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Published in:Genetics (Austin) 2019-05, Vol.212 (1), p.25-51
Main Authors: Goodman, Miriam B, Sengupta, Piali
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Behavior
Caenorhabditis elegans
Calcium imaging
Electric fields
Electrophysiology
Fungi
Genetics
Humidity
In vivo methods and tests
Ion channels
Laboratories
Laboratory methods
Light
Magnetic fields
Mechanotransduction
Nematodes
Nervous system
Neurons
Phototransduction
Proteins
Relative humidity
Senses
Sensory neurons
Sensory transduction
Signal transduction
Stimuli
Temperature effects
Thermal stimuli
Vertebrates
WormBook
Worms
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Summary:lives in a complex habitat in which they routinely experience large fluctuations in temperature, and encounter physical obstacles that vary in size and composition. Their habitat is shared by other nematodes, by beneficial and harmful bacteria, and nematode-trapping fungi. Not surprisingly, these nematodes can detect and discriminate among diverse environmental cues, and exhibit sensory-evoked behaviors that are readily quantifiable in the laboratory at high resolution. Their ability to perform these behaviors depends on
ISSN:1943-2631
0016-6731
1943-2631
DOI:10.1534/genetics.118.300241