"In C. elegans, TEBP-1 and TEBP-2 protect the chromosome ends." Now, these proteins, both in mammals and in C. elegans, need ...

Most C. elegans are hermaphrodites capable of self-fertilization, typically producing hermaphroditic offspring with two X chromosomes. Males, with their single X chromosome, arise due to errors during ...

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When chromosomes don't pair up side-by-side precisely ... To solve this puzzle, the researchers developed a new molecular tool in C. elegans called "chemically induced proximity" (CIP), which ...

Another advantage of using C. elegans is that these worms have a simple physiology and easily manipulated genes. Later research has revealed even more about daf-2. The gene is now known to ...

Using the tractable model nematode C. elegans, we integrate molecular and classical genetic ... These projects will allow us to uncover general principles of how heritable chromosome structure ...

that activate specific patterns of gene expression in the nucleus. The signaling system is conserved in the fruit fly Drosophila and the nematode C. elegans.