Jun Liu

FLP-15 functions through the GPCR NPR-3 to regulate local and global search behaviours in Caenorhabditis elegans

This study identifies FLP-15 as a neuropeptide that regulates local and global search behaviours in C. elegans through the GPCR NPR-3, with implications for dopamine modulation.

The C. elegans nervous system reads the internal state of the hydrogen peroxide-detoxification machinery to trigger escape from this common reactive chemical

The paper identifies a neural circuit in C. elegans that detects hydrogen peroxide and triggers escape by monitoring changes in the peroxiredoxin detoxification system.

Predatory aggression evolved through adaptations to noradrenergic circuits

The paper identifies evolutionary adaptations in noradrenergic circuits that enable predatory aggression in Pristionchus pacificus using machine learning.

Adapting and optimizing GCaMP8f for use in C. elegans

The paper optimizes GCaMP8f for use in C. elegans, showing it is brighter, faster, and less disruptive than GCaMP7f for measuring muscle and neuronal activity.