Response Mechanisms of Invertebrates to Bacillus thuringiensis and Its Pesticidal Proteins

D Pinos, A Andrés-Garrido, J Ferré… - Microbiology and …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Extensive use of chemical insecticides adversely affects both environment and human
health. One of the most popular biological pest control alternatives is bioinsecticides based …

The Genetics of Axon Guidance and Axon Regeneration in Caenorhabditis elegans

AD Chisholm, H Hutter, Y Jin, WG Wadsworth - Genetics, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The correct wiring of neuronal circuits depends on outgrowth and guidance of neuronal
processes during development. In the past two decades, great progress has been made in …

[HTML][HTML] Dietary restriction extends lifespan through metabolic regulation of innate immunity

Z Wu, M Isik, N Moroz, MJ Steinbaugh, P Zhang… - Cell metabolism, 2019 - cell.com
Chronic inflammation predisposes to aging-associated disease, but it is unknown whether
immunity regulation might be important for extending healthy lifespan. Here we show that in …

ZAKα recognizes stalled ribosomes through partially redundant sensor domains

AC Vind, G Snieckute, M Blasius, C Tiedje, N Krogh… - Molecular cell, 2020 - cell.com
Impairment of ribosome function activates the MAPKKK ZAK, leading to activation of mitogen-
activated protein (MAP) kinases p38 and JNK and inflammatory signaling. The mechanistic …

[HTML][HTML] Caenorhabditis elegans as an in vivo model for the identification of natural antioxidants with anti-aging actions

Y Lin, C Lin, Y Cao, Y Chen - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural antioxidants have recently emerged as a highly exciting and significant topic in anti-
aging research. Diverse organism models present a viable protocol for future research …

Base excision repair causes age-dependent accumulation of single-stranded DNA breaks that contribute to Parkinson disease pathology

T SenGupta, K Palikaras, YQ Esbensen… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
Aging, genomic stress, and mitochondrial dysfunction are risk factors for neurodegenerative
pathologies, such as Parkinson disease (PD). Although genomic instability is associated …

Cadmium hijacks the high zinc response by binding and activating the HIZR-1 nuclear receptor

BJ Earley, C Cubillas, K Warnhoff… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Cadmium is an environmental pollutant and significant health hazard that is similar to the
physiological metal zinc. In Caenorhabditis elegans, high zinc homeostasis is regulated by …

Intestine-specific activity of insulin signaling pathway in response to microgravity stress in Caenorhabditis elegans

Y Kong, H Liu, W Li, D Wang - Biochemical and Biophysical Research …, 2019 - Elsevier
Insulin signaling pathway is conserved and important during the control of biological
processes in organisms. In this study, using the simulated microgravity system in …

Regulation of the Response of Caenorhabditis elegans to Simulated Microgravity by p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling

W Li, D Wang, D Wang - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
The in vivo function of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling in regulating
the response to simulated microgravity is still largely unclear. Using Caenorhabditis elegans …

Tribbles pseudokinase NIPI-3 regulates intestinal immunity in Caenorhabditis elegans by controlling SKN-1/Nrf activity

C Wu, O Karakuzu, DA Garsin - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
In Caenorhabditis elegans, ROS generated in response to intestinal infection induces SKN-
1, a protective transcription factor homologous to nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 1 or …