Title: | ODR-1 acts in AWB neurons to determine the sexual identity of C. elegans pheromone blends |
Address: | "Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA" |
DOI: | 10.17912/micropub.biology.000507 |
ISSN/ISBN: | 2578-9430 (Electronic) 2578-9430 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "Valence of animal pheromone blends can vary due to differences in relative abundance of individual components. For example, in C. elegans, whether a pheromone blend is perceived as 'male' or 'hermaphrodite' is determined by the ratio of concentrations of ascr#10 and ascr#3. The neuronal mechanisms that evaluate this ratio are not currently understood. We present data that suggest that the function of guanylyl cyclase ODR-1 in AWB neurons is required for the effect of ascr#3 that counteracts the activity of ascr#10. This finding defines a new module in the neuronal mechanism that determines the sexual identity of C. elegans pheromone" |
Notes: | "PubMed-not-MEDLINEAprison, Erin Z Ruvinsky, Ilya eng 2022/01/21 MicroPubl Biol. 2022 Jan 13; 2022:10.17912/micropub.biology.000507. doi: 10.17912/micropub.biology.000507. eCollection 2022" |