Abhishek Bhattacharya

The paper identifies distinct innexin channel configurations in C. elegans glia that regulate morphology and function through different cellular mechanisms.

This study shows that leucine, a branched-chain amino acid, prevents neuronal damage and behavioral decline in C. elegans during prolonged nutrient deprivation.

The paper improves CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knock-in efficiency in C. elegans by simplifying ssDNA donor preparation using λ-exonuclease.

The paper identifies in situ structures of gap junctions in C. elegans using cryo-electron tomography and sub-tomogram averaging, revealing a cytosolic cap formed by the stomatin UNC-1 protein.

The paper identifies a novel type of electrical synapse in C. elegans and zebrafish, called heterochannel synapses, formed by multiple innexin proteins and regulated by specific kinesins.

The paper investigates the role of homeobox genes in neuronal identity specification in C. elegans, finding that 111 of 118 neuron classes require homeobox genes for proper differentiation.

The paper shows that DAF-16/FoxO and DAF-12/VDR control cellular plasticity both cell-autonomously and through interorgan signaling in C. elegans.

The paper examines how environmental stress induces plasticity in the electrical connectome of C. elegans by altering innexin expression in specific neuron types.