Developmental function of the PHR protein RPM-1 is required for learning in Caenorhabditis elegans

G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 2745-2757

  Giles, Andrew C ^a   Opperman, Karla J ^a   Rankin, Catharine H ^b,c   Grill, Brock ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

C. elegans; Habituation; Learning; PHR protein; RPM 1

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; RPM 1 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR; RPM-1 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HABITUATION; INTERNEURON; LEARNING; LOSS OF FUNCTION MUTATION; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SYNAPSE; YOUNG ADULT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; GENETICS; LOCOMOTION; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; METABOLISM; MUTATION; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTORS; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; LOCOMOTION; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MUTATION; NEURONS;

EID: 84949981436     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21601836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1534/g3.115.021410     Document Type: Article

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