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SUBMITTER: Zhang H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5940728 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Hu H Yue Xiaomin X Cheng Hankui H Zhang Xiaoyan X Cai Yang Y Zou Wenjuan W Huang Guifang G Cheng Lufeng L Ye Fang F Kang Lijun L
Scientific reports 20180508 1
Mechanotransduction is crucial for touch sensation, hearing, proprioception, and pain sensing. In C. elegans, male ray neurons have been implicated to be involved in the mechanosensation required for mating behavior. However, whether ray neurons directly sense mechanical stimulation is not yet known, and the underlying molecular mechanisms have not been identified. Using in vivo calcium imaging, we recorded the touch-induced calcium responses in male ray neurons. Our data demonstrated that ray n ...[more]