NeuroscienceJournal of Experimental BiologyPeer-reviewed
Neuroligin dependence of pharyngeal pumping reveals an extrapharyngeal modulation of Caenorhabditis elegans feeding.
Fernando Calahorro, Francesca Keefe, James Dillon…·Vincent M. O'Connor
This study shows that C. elegans nlg-1 mutants are defective in food-induced pharyngeal pumping, despite normal chemotaxis, suggesting neuroligin regulates feeding circuits outside the pharynx.
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