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Sofia Franco

Xavier University

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Metabolic state modulates risky foraging behavior via multiple branches of the insulin/IGF-1-like pathway in C. elegans

Kaiden H. Price, Jason T. Braco, Sofia Franco, Ansley N. Varisco, Preeti Sareen, Peter J. Niesman, Hanna N. Wetzel, Kelly E. Crowe, Michael N. Nitabach

This study identifies DAF-2 as a key modulator of risky foraging behavior in C. elegans under food deprivation and shows multiple downstream pathways, including DAF-16 and CASY-1, are involved.

G3 Genes Genomes Genetics · Feb 16, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience