Oxygen sensation: into thick air.
Two recent studies show that a neural globin tunes oxygen responses in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Analysis of wild C. elegans strains suggests that the commonly used Bristol strain may have adapted to life in the laboratory.
Alkema
Mark J
MJ
Department of Neurobiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 364 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605, USA. Mark.Alkema@umassmed.edu
D000818:Animals; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000502:physiology*; D029742:Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D005914:Globins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism*
D029742:Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins; D005914:Globins; D010100:Oxygen