scholarly journals C. elegans sym-1is a downstream target of the Hunchback-like-1 developmental timing transcription factor

Cell Cycle ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (24) ◽  
pp. 4147-4154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryusuke Niwa ◽  
Kazumasa Hada ◽  
Kouichi Moliyama ◽  
Ryosuke L. Ohniwa ◽  
Yi-Meng Tan ◽  
...  
2009 ◽  
Vol 332 (2) ◽  
pp. 246-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Xia ◽  
Xinxin Huang ◽  
Hong Zhang

2013 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Xiao-Meng ZHAO ◽  
Cheng WANG ◽  
Xiao-Feng LI ◽  
Xiao-Ting ZHANG ◽  
Xi-Zhi LIU ◽  
...  

Genetics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anjali Sandhu ◽  
Divakar Badal ◽  
Riya Sheokand ◽  
Shalini Tyagi ◽  
Varsha Singh

Abstract Collagen enriched cuticle forms the outermost layer of skin in nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. The nematode’s genome encodes 177 collagens, but little is known about their role in maintaining the structure or barrier function of the cuticle. In this study, we found six permeability determining (PD) collagens. Loss of any of these PD collagens- DPY-2, DPY-3, DPY-7, DPY-8, DPY-9, and DPY-10- led to enhanced susceptibility of nematodes to paraquat (PQ) and antihelminthic drugs levamisole and ivermectin. Upon exposure to paraquat, PD collagen mutants accumulated more PQ and incurred more damage and death despite the robust activation of antioxidant machinery. We find that BLMP-1, a zinc finger transcription factor, maintains the barrier function of the cuticle by regulating the expression of PD collagens. We show that the permeability barrier maintained by PD collagens acts in parallel to FOXO transcription factor DAF-16 to enhance survival of insulin-like receptor mutant, daf-2. In all, this study shows that PD collagens regulate cuticle permeability by maintaining the structure of C. elegans cuticle and thus provide protection against exogenous toxins.


2005 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 415-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Li ◽  
Matthew W. Jones-Rhoades ◽  
Nelson C. Lau ◽  
David P. Bartel ◽  
Ann E. Rougvie

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