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Woo Kyu Kang

University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

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Organism:C. elegans· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Comamonas aquatica inhibits TIR-1/SARM1 induced axon degeneration

Lauren O'Connor, Woo Kyu Kang, Paula Vo, Jessica B. Spinelli, Mark J. Alkema, Alexandra B. Byrne

This study identifies Comamonas aquatica as a neuroprotective bacterium that prevents axon degeneration by providing Vitamin B12 to reduce homocysteine toxicity in C. elegans.

bioRxiv · Nov 20, 2024 · PreprintNeuroscience

Vitamin B12 produced by gut bacteria modulates excitatory neurotransmission

Woo Kyu Kang, Antonia Araya, Bennett William Fox, Andrea Thackeray, Frank C. Schroeder, Albertha J.M. Walhout, Mark J. Alkema

This study shows that vitamin B12-producing gut bacteria modulate excitatory neurotransmission in C. elegans by altering the methionine/SAM cycle and choline oxidation pathway.

bioRxiv · Sep 6, 2022 · PreprintNeuroscience