Genetic Control of Temperature Preference in the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

• Published in: Genetics (Austin) Vol. 169; no. 4; p. 1437
• Main Authors: Mohri, Akiko, Kodama, Eiji, Kimura, Koutarou D, Koike, Mizuho
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bethesda Genetics Society of America 01.04.2005
• Subjects: Animals; Environmental conditions; Genetic engineering; Nematodes

Animals modify behavioral outputs in response to environmental changes. C. elegans exhibits thermotaxis, where well-fed animals show attraction to their cultivation temperature on a thermal gradient without food. We show here that feeding-state-dependent modulation of thermotaxis is a powerful behav...