Free Radical Biology & Medicine
Gene helps worms stay active under mild low-oxygen stress
Worms lacking a gene for a signaling protein had weaker movement benefits and a blunted gene-activity response to cobalt chloride.Worms lacking a gene for a signaling protein had weaker movement benefits and a blunted gene-activity response to cobalt chloride.
Worm studyMechanisms
Who was studiedWild-type and ador-1 knockout worms, against ador-1 knockout worms
What changedWorms with ador-1 sustained movement longer and traveled farther than worms lacking the gene
The catchMovement under reduced oxygen itself was not measured; worms received cobalt chloride