Optogenetic manipulation of neural activity inC. elegans: From synapse to circuits and behaviour

Neurotransmitter release mechanisms studied in Caenorhabditis elegans

(2012) Jeff W. Barclay et al.   CELL CALCIUM

Optogenetic Analysis of a Nociceptor Neuron and Network Reveals Ion Channels Acting Downstream of Primary Sensors

(2012) Steven J. Husson et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

IRK-1 Potassium Channels Mediate Peptidergic Inhibition of Caenorhabditis elegans Serotonin Neurons via a Go Signaling Pathway

(2012) L. Emtage et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Controlling interneuron activity in Caenorhabditis elegans to evoke chemotactic behaviour

(2012) Askin Kocabas et al.   NATURE

Tonic signaling from O2 sensors sets neural circuit activity and behavioral state

(2012) Karl Emanuel Busch et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

A multispectral optical illumination system with precise spatiotemporal control for the manipulation of optogenetic reagents

(2012) Jeffrey N Stirman et al.   Nature Protocols

Intensity discrimination deficits cause habituation changes in middle-aged Caenorhabditis elegans

(2012) Tiffany A. Timbers et al.   NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING

Single Action Potentials and Subthreshold Electrical Events Imaged in Neurons with a Fluorescent Protein Voltage Probe

(2012) Lei Jin et al.   NEURON

Proprioceptive Coupling within Motor Neurons Drives C. elegans Forward Locomotion

(2012) Quan Wen et al.   NEURON

Optical Silencing of C. elegans Cells with Arch Proton Pump

(2012) Ayako Okazaki et al.   PLoS One

Microbial Light-Activatable Proton Pumps as Neuronal Inhibitors to Functionally Dissect Neuronal Networks in C. elegans

(2012) Steven J. Husson et al.   PLoS One

Specific Expression of Channelrhodopsin-2 in Single Neurons of Caenorhabditis elegans

(2012) Cornelia Schmitt et al.   PLoS One

Bimodal Activation of Different Neuron Classes with the Spectrally Red-Shifted Channelrhodopsin Chimera C1V1 in Caenorhabditis elegans

(2012) Karen Erbguth et al.   PLoS One

The Neural Circuits and Synaptic Mechanisms Underlying Motor Initiation in C. elegans

(2011) Beverly J. Piggott et al.   CELL

Optical Reversal of Halothane-Induced Immobility in C. elegans

(2011) Vinod K. Singaram et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Food sensitizesC. elegansavoidance behaviours through acute dopamine signalling

(2011) Marina Ezcurra et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

A regulatory cascade of three transcription factors in a single specific neuron, DVC, in Caenorhabditis elegans

(2011) Huiyun Feng et al.   GENE

Gap Junctions Synchronize Action Potentials and Ca2+Transients inCaenorhabditis elegansBody Wall Muscle

(2011) Ping Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Optogenetic analysis of GABAB receptor signaling in Caenorhabditis elegans motor neurons

(2011) Christian Schultheis et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

Degeneracy and Neuromodulation among Thermosensory Neurons Contribute to Robust Thermosensory Behaviors in Caenorhabditis elegans

(2011) M. Beverly et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

The Robustness of Caenorhabditis elegans Male Mating Behavior Depends on the Distributed Properties of Ray Sensory Neurons and Their Output through Core and Male-Specific Targets

(2011) P. K. Koo et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Neocortical excitation/inhibition balance in information processing and social dysfunction

(2011) Ofer Yizhar et al.   NATURE

Optical recording of action potentials in mammalian neurons using a microbial rhodopsin

(2011) Joel M Kralj et al.   NATURE METHODS

Real-time multimodal optical control of neurons and muscles in freely behaving Caenorhabditis elegans

(2011) Jeffrey N Stirman et al.   NATURE METHODS

Optogenetic manipulation of neural activity in freely moving Caenorhabditis elegans

(2011) Andrew M Leifer et al.   NATURE METHODS

Lateral Facilitation between Primary Mechanosensory Neurons Controls Nose Touch Perception in C. elegans

(2011) Marios Chatzigeorgiou et al.   NEURON

DEG/ENaC but Not TRP Channels Are the Major Mechanoelectrical Transduction Channels in a C. elegans Nociceptor

(2011) Shana L. Geffeney et al.   NEURON

An Imbalancing Act: Gap Junctions Reduce the Backward Motor Circuit Activity to Bias C. elegans for Forward Locomotion

(2011) Taizo Kawano et al.   NEURON

Optogenetic Long-Term Manipulation of Behavior and Animal Development

(2011) Christian Schultheis et al.   PLoS One

An Image-Free Opto-Mechanical System for Creating Virtual Environments and Imaging Neuronal Activity in Freely Moving Caenorhabditis elegans

(2011) Serge Faumont et al.   PLoS One

Transfer characteristics of a thermosensory synapse in Caenorhabditis elegans

(2011) A. Narayan et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Neuronal and molecular substrates for optimal foraging in Caenorhabditis elegans

(2011) K. Milward et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Action potentials drive body wall muscle contractions in Caenorhabditis elegans

(2011) S. Gao et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The neural circuits and sensory channels mediating harsh touch sensation in Caenorhabditis elegans

(2011) Wei Li et al.   Nature Communications

Optogenetic analysis of synaptic transmission in the central nervous system of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

(2011) Theodore H. Lindsay et al.   Nature Communications

Neural coding in a single sensory neuron controlling opposite seeking behaviours in Caenorhabditis elegans

(2011) Atsushi Kuhara et al.   Nature Communications

From genes to function: the C. elegans genetic toolbox

(2011) Thomas Boulin et al.   Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Developmental Biology

PACα- an optogenetic tool for in vivo manipulation of cellular cAMP levels, neurotransmitter release, and behavior in Caenorhabditis elegans

(2010) Simone Weissenberger et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY

High-performance genetically targetable optical neural silencing by light-driven proton pumps

(2010) Brian Y. Chow et al.   NATURE

Specific roles for DEG/ENaC and TRP channels in touch and thermosensation in C. elegans nociceptors

(2010) Marios Chatzigeorgiou et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

C. elegans TRP Family Protein TRP-4 Is a Pore-Forming Subunit of a Native Mechanotransduction Channel

(2010) Lijun Kang et al.   NEURON

Functional Organization of a Neural Network for Aversive Olfactory Learning in Caenorhabditis elegans

(2010) Heon-ick Ha et al.   NEURON

The Fusogen EFF-1 Controls Sculpting of Mechanosensory Dendrites

(2010) M. Oren-Suissa et al.   SCIENCE

An ER-resident membrane protein complex regulates nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit composition at the synapse

(2009) Ruta B Almedom et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

A comparison of electrically evoked and channel rhodopsin-evoked postsynaptic potentials in the pharyngeal system of Caenorhabditis elegans

(2009) Christopher J. Franks et al.   INVERTEBRATE NEUROSCIENCE

Components and patterns in the behaviour of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

(2009) NEIL A. CROLL   JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

A hub-and-spoke circuit drives pheromone attraction and social behaviour in C. elegans

(2009) Evan Z. Macosko et al.   NATURE

Optical interrogation of neural circuits in Caenorhabditis elegans

(2009) Zengcai V Guo et al.   NATURE METHODS

Bi-stable neural state switches

(2009) André Berndt et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

A Tyramine-Gated Chloride Channel Coordinates Distinct Motor Programs of a Caenorhabditis elegans Escape Response

(2009) Jennifer K. Pirri et al.   NEURON

Graded synaptic transmission at the Caenorhabditis elegans neuromuscular junction

(2009) Q. Liu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Optogenetic analysis of synaptic function

(2008) Jana F Liewald et al.   NATURE METHODS

Bidirectional temperature-sensing by a single thermosensory neuron in C. elegans

(2008) Daniel Ramot et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Intestinal signaling to GABAergic neurons regulates a rhythmic behavior in Caenorhabditis elegans

(2008) T. R. Mahoney et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A Novel Molecular Solution for Ultraviolet Light Detection in Caenorhabditis elegans

(2008) Stacey L Edwards et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Gene Activation Using FLP Recombinase in C. elegans

(2008) M. Wayne Davis et al.   PLoS Genetics