Caenorhabditis elegans avoids Todstoff, a novel nociceptive necrotaxis cue
Erik Toraason, Rachel L. Kaletsky, Jonathan Z. Huang, Vanessa Y. Ying, Xuanjia Ye, Edoardo José Longarini, Alden R. Weiner, Waasae Ayyaz, Pablo Ramirez-Garcia, Tom W. Muir, Mohammad R. Seyedsayamdost, Coleen Tara Murphy
This study identifies Todstoff, a novel aversive cue in C. elegans that induces necrotaxis behaviors by signaling through ASH neurons and GPCR pathways.
bioRxiv · Feb 10, 2026 · PreprintGenetics