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    Dopamine Neurons in Caenorhabditis elegans Governs Food Response Behaviors

    Authors
    Alice Fok
    Benjamin Brissette
    Tim Hallacy
    Hassan Ahamed
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    Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) uses specialized mechanosensory neurons to detect food. These neurons release dopamine to suppress foraging and promote dwelling. This study identified genes highly expressed in dopaminergic food-sensing neurons and screened for defects in the food-triggered slowing behavior mediated by these neurons. They found a K2P-family potassium channel gene TWK-2 that mutates...

    Subject
    Genomics
    Neuroscience
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