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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Zhang J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3694823 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PLoS genetics 20130627 6
Electrical synaptic transmission through gap junctions is a vital mode of intercellular communication in the nervous system. The mechanism by which reciprocal target cells find each other during the formation of gap junctions, however, is poorly understood. Here we show that gap junctions are formed between BDU interneurons and PLM mechanoreceptors in C. elegans and the connectivity of BDU with PLM is influenced by Wnt signaling. We further identified two PAS-bHLH family transcription factors, A ...[more]