A gut-microbiota-muscle axis that protects against age-related motor decline by regulating mitochondrial fission in C. elegans
Nathan Dennis, Mireya Vazquez-Prada, Laura May Freeman, Feng Xue, Lisa-Jane White, Antonis A. Karamalegos, William G. Sullivan, Brigita Kudzminkaite, Ian R. Brown, Jennifer R. Hiscock, Marina Ezcurra
This study identifies a gut microbiota-muscle axis in C. elegans that protects against age-related motor decline by regulating mitochondrial fission through DRP-1.
iScience · Nov 20, 2025Peer-reviewedPhysiology