Interacting genes in nematode dauer larva formation

Interacting genes in nematode dauer larva formation

The dauer larva of Caenorhabditis elegans is a developmentally arrested stage induced by starvation or overcrowding. Mutant genes controlling the ability to form dauer larvae interact in a way which allows them to be ordered in a pathway. Mutant phenotypes suggest that the pathway corresponds to neu...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature (London) 1981-01, Vol.290 (5808), p.668-671
Hauptverfasser: Riddle, D.L, Swanson, M.M, Albert, P.S
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Caenorhabditis - genetics
Caenorhabditis - growth & development
Caenorhabditis elegans
Epistaxis
Genes
Humanities and Social Sciences
Larva
multidisciplinary
Mutation
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
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Zusammenfassung:The dauer larva of Caenorhabditis elegans is a developmentally arrested stage induced by starvation or overcrowding. Mutant genes controlling the ability to form dauer larvae interact in a way which allows them to be ordered in a pathway. Mutant phenotypes suggest that the pathway corresponds to neural processing of environmental stimuli.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/290668a0