Molecular and circuit mechanisms underlying avoidance of rapid cooling stimuli in C. elegans

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The mechanisms by which animals respond to rapid changes in temperature are largely unknown. Here, we found that polymodal ASH sensory neurons mediate rapid cooling-evoked avoidance behavior within the physiological temperature range in C. elegans. ASH employs multiple parallel circuits that consist of stimulatory circuits (AIZ, RIA, AVA) and disinhibitory circuits (AIB, RIM) to respond to rapid cooling. In the stimulatory circuit, AIZ, which is activated by ASH, releases glutamate to act on both GLR-3 and GLR-6 receptors in RIA neurons to promote reversal, and ASH also directly or indirectly stimulates AVA to promote reversal. In the disinhibitory circuit, AIB is stimulated by ASH through the GLR-1 receptor, releasing glutamate to act on AVR-14 to suppress RIM activity. RIM, an inter/motor neuron, inhibits rapid cooling-evoked reversal, and the loop activities thus equally stimulate reversal. Our findings elucidate the molecular and circuit mechanisms underlying the acute temperature stimuli-evoked avoidance behavior.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

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Nature communications - 15(2024), 1 vom: 05. Jan., Seite 297

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lin, Chenxi [VerfasserIn]
Shan, Yuxin [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Zhongyi [VerfasserIn]
Peng, Hui [VerfasserIn]
Li, Rong [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Pingzhou [VerfasserIn]
He, Junyan [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Weiwei [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Zhengxing [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Min [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 08.01.2024

Date Revised 09.01.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41467-023-44638-5

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NLM366732447