Publication Date:
2015-08-22
Description:
Article When facing environmental stress, the roundworm C. elegans forms so-called dauer larvae. Here, the authors show that dauer formation is influenced by cellular levels of the cofactor NADPH, which can be elevated by increasing biosynthesis of the disaccharide trehalose. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms9060 Authors: Sider Penkov, Damla Kaptan, Cihan Erkut, Mihail Sarov, Fanny Mende, Teymuras V. Kurzchalia
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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