Regulation of C. elegans neuronal differentiation by the ZEB-family factor ZAG-1 and the NK-2 homeodomain factor CEH-28.

The C. elegans pharyngeal neuron M4 is a multi-functional cell that acts as a cholinergic motor neuron to stimulate peristaltic pharyngeal muscle contraction and as a neuroendocrine cell secreting neuropeptides and growth factors to affect other cells both inside and outside the pharynx. The conserv...

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Main Authors: Kalpana Ramakrishnan, Peter G Okkema
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4256384?pdf=render