Publication Date:
2015-11-07
Description:
Article The C. elegans nervous system influences organismal lifespan but mechanistic details are poorly understood. Here, Chun et al . show that the neurotransmitter GABA regulates worm lifespan by acting on GABA B receptors in motor neurons, which activate the transcription factor DAF-16 in the intestine. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms9828 Authors: Lei Chun, Jianke Gong, Fengling Yuan, Bi Zhang, Hongkang Liu, Tianlin Zheng, Teng Yu, X. Z. Shawn Xu, Jianfeng Liu
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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