PIEZO acts in an intestinal valve to regulate swallowing in C. elegans
Yeon-Ji Park, Jihye Yeon, J.E. Cho, Do-Young Kim, Xiaofei Bai, Yuna Oh, Jimin Kim, HoJin Nam, Hyeonjeong Hwang, Woojung Heo, Jinmahn Kim, Seoyoung Jun, Kyung‐Eun Lee, KyeongJin Kang, Kyuhyung Kim
The paper shows that the C. elegans PIEZO channel regulates pharyngeal movement by sensing food accumulation in the intestine.
bioRxiv · May 14, 2024 · PreprintNeuroscience