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Temperature acclimation: Temperature shift induces system conversion to cold tolerance in C. elegans

By Ohta A, Yamashiro S, Kuhara A

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Abstract

Acclimation to temperature is one of the survival strategies used by organisms to adapt to changing environmental temperatures. Caenorhabditis elegans' cold tolerance is altered by previous cultivation temperature, and similarly, past low-temperature induces a longer lifespan. Temperature is thought to cause a large shift in homeostasis, lipid metabolism, and reproduction in the organism because it is a direct physiological factor during chemical events. This paper will share and discuss what we know so far about the neural and molecular mechanisms that control cold tolerance and lifespan by altering lipid metabolism and physiological characteristics. We hope that this will contribute to a better understanding of how organisms respond to temperature changes.

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Ohta A, Yamashiro S, Kuhara A

Neuroscience Research, 20 Apr 2023

doi.org/10.1016/j.neures.2023.04.005PubMed 37086751