Modulation of sensory perception by hydrogen peroxide enables Caenorhabditis elegans to find a niche that provides both food and protection from hydrogen peroxide
Jodie A. Schiffer, Stephanie V. Stumbur, Maedeh Seyedolmohadesin, Yuyan Xu, William T. Serkin, Natalie G. McGowan, Oluwatosin Banjo, Mahdi Torkashvand, Albert Lin, Ciara N. Hosea, Adrien Assié, Buck S. Samuel, Michael P. O’Donnell, Vivek Venkatachalam, Javier Apfeld
This study shows that Caenorhabditis elegans uses hydrogen peroxide sensing to avoid harmful bacteria and find food-rich niches with lower H2O2 levels.
PLoS Pathogens · Dec 23, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience