title: Oxygen homeostasis: how the worm adapts to variable oxygen levels.
abstract: A recent study has found that activation of the hypoxia-inducible transcription factor HIF in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans can alter oxygen preferences and dramatically re-wire the neuronal circuit required for avoiding high oxygen levels.
authors.affiliation: MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK.
authors.forename: Robyn S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Branicky
authors.forename: William R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Schafer
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000818:Animals; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000502:physiology*; D006706:Homeostasis; D051793:Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D009424:Nervous System Physiological Phenomena; D010100:Oxygen / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D051793:Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1; D010100:Oxygen