TY  - GEN
T1  - Increased expression of pgph-1, T23F2.4, and cyp-14A5 in C. elegans dpy-7 mutants and by high salt
AU  - Scolaro, Gabrielle
AU  - Bridges, Kelsey
AU  - Curry, Shayla
AU  - Jacobson, Stephanie
AU  - LoPresti, Marissa
AU  - Pappas, Katina
AU  - Ramirez, Nicolas
AU  - Savigne, Lindsay
AU  - Sherman, Sarah
AU  - Upshaw, Katherine
AU  - Walsh, Erin
AU  - Choe, Keith
DO  - 10.17912/micropub.biology.000136
UR  - http://beta.micropublication.org/journals/biology/micropub-biology-000136/
AB  - Extracellular matrices (ECM) are ubiquitous features of metazoan tissues that have structural and signaling functions (Hay 1981).  The cuticle of C. elegans is a complex and flexible ECM composed of over 100 cross-linked collagen fibers secreted by underlying epidermal cells.  In addition to functioning as flexible exoskeletons, nematode cuticles act as barriers, providing the first line of defense against environmental stressors such as toxins, water imbalances, and pathogens (Page and Johnstone 2007).
PY  - 2019
JO  - microPublication Biology
ER  -