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ArticleJournal of nanobiotechnology2018

Identification of interneurons required for the aversive response of Caenorhabditis elegans to graphene oxide.

Guosheng Xiao, He Chen, Natalia Krasteva, Qizhan Liu, Dayong Wang

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Article in Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Guosheng XiaoCollege of Biology and Food Engineering, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Wanzhou, 404100, China.
He ChenKey Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering in Ministry of Education, Medical School, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, China.
Natalia KrastevaInstitute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Science, Sofia, 1113, Bulgaria.
Qizhan LiuSchool of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China.
Dayong WangKey Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering in Ministry of Education, Medical School, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, China. dayongw@seu.edu.cn.
Southeast University · CNChongqing Three Gorges University · CNInstitute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering · BGNanjing Medical University · CN

Funding

Bilateral Projects 2016 China-Bulgaria 15-4Joint Project between Southeast University and Nanjing Medical University 2242017K3DN07
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSo far, how the animals evade the environmental nanomaterials is still largely unclear. In this study, we employed in vivo assay system of Caenorhabditis elegans to investigate the aversive behavior of nematodes to graphene oxide (GO) and the underlying neuronal basis.

resultsIn this assay model, we detected the significant aversive behavior of nematodes to GO at concentrations more than 50 mg/L. Loss-of-function mutation of nlg-1 encoding a neuroligin with the function in connecting pre- and post-synaptic neurons suppressed the aversive behavior of nematodes to GO. Moreover, based on the neuron-specific activity assay, we found that the NLG-1 activity in AIY or AIB interneurons was required for the regulation of aversive behavior to GO. The neuron-specific activities of NLG-1 in AIY or AIB interneurons were also required for the regulation of GO toxicity.

conclusionsUsing nlg-1 mutant as a genetic tool, we identified the AIY and AIB interneurons required for the regulation of aversive behavior to GO. Our results provide an important neuronal basis for the aversive response of animals to environmental nanomaterials.

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AnimalsBehavior, AnimalCaenorhabditis elegansCell Adhesion Molecules, NeuronalGraphiteInterneuronsLocomotionMutationOxidesCell Adhesion Molecules, NeuronalGraphiteneuroligin 1OxidesAversive behaviorCaenorhabditis elegansGraphene oxideInterneuronsNLG-1/neuroligin

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PMID29703212
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