Sexually dimorphic architecture and function of a mechanosensory circuit in C. elegans

Mechanosensation is crucial for survival in many organisms. Here, authors reveal that the two sexes of C. elegans show dramatic differences in circuit architecture, neuronal activity and molecular components to drive mechanosensory behavior.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hagar Setty, Yehuda Salzberg, Shadi Karimi, Elisheva Berent-Barzel, Michael Krieg, Meital Oren-Suissa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34661-3