Activity-dependent remodeling of muscle architecture during distinct locomotor behaviors in Caenorhabditis elegans
Adina Fazyl, A Anbu, S Kollbaum, Andres Gabriel Vidal-Gadea
This study shows that C. elegans muscle structure changes based on locomotion type, with swimmers having shorter, denser sarcomeres and elongated muscles compared to crawlers.
Biology Open · Dec 23, 2025Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology