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Zion Walker

Howard Hughes Medical InstituteORCID 0000-0001-5331-8467Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:C. elegans· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Oliver HobertiD· 2 shared Surojit SuraliD· 2 shared Eduardo Leyva‐DíaziD· 1 shared Mayeesa Rahman· 1 shared Michelle A. Attner· 1 shared Wen Xi Cao· 1 shared

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PHA-4/FoxA controls the function of pharyngeal and extrapharyngeal enteric neurons of C. elegans

Zion Walker, Wen Xi Cao, Eduardo Leyva‐Díaz, Mayeesa Rahman, Surojit Sural, Michelle A. Attner, Oliver Hobert

This study shows that PHA-4/FoxA is required for the terminal differentiation and lifelong function of multiple enteric neuron types in C. elegans.

Genes & Development · Mar 1, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Gut epithelium modifies enteric behaviors during nutritional adversity via distinct peptidergic signaling axes

Surojit Sural, Zion Walker, Oliver Hobert

The paper shows midgut epithelial cells in C. elegans regulate feeding and defecation behaviors by modulating neuropeptidergic signaling to the enteric nervous system under different nutritional conditions.

Science Advances · Sep 24, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience