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ArticleNature communications2025

Alternative splicing across the C. elegans nervous system.

Alexis Weinreb, Erdem Varol, Alec Barrett, Rebecca M McWhirter, Seth R Taylor, Isabel Courtney, Manasa Basavaraju, Abigail Poff, John A Tipps, Becca Collings and 4 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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17 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Alexis WeinrebDepartment of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Erdem VarolTandon School of Engineering, New York University, New York, NY, USA.
Alec BarrettDepartment of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Rebecca M McWhirterDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
Seth R TaylorDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
Isabel CourtneyDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
Manasa BasavarajuDepartment of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Abigail PoffDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
John A TippsDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
Becca CollingsDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
CeNGEN Consortium
Smita KrishnaswamyDepartment of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. smita.krishnaswamy@yale.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5823-1985
David M MillerDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA. david.miller@vanderbilt.edu.
Marc HammarlundDepartment of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. marc.hammarlund@yale.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3068-068X

Funding

Discovery and analysis of the C. elegans neuronal gene expression network (CENGEN)R01NS100547 · NINDS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI MARC HAMMARLUND, Oliver Hobert · 2017 to 2026
$11.2M
Enhancing and expanding the CGC Strain CollectionP40OD010440 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI Aric L Daul, Ann E. Rougvie · 2012 to 2026
$7.5M
High Performance Computing Instrumentation for the Yale Center for Genome AnalysisS10OD030363 · OD · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI MANE, SHRIKANT M · 2022 to 2022
$1.2M
Transcriptional basis of stereotyped neural architecturesR00MH128772 · NIMH · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY · PI Erdem Varol · 2024 to 2026
$734k
NIH HHS P40 OD010440NIH HHS S10 OD030363NIMH NIH HHS R00 MH128772NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS100547U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) R01NS100547
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alternative splicing is a key mechanism that shapes transcriptomes, helping to define neuronal identity and modulate function. Here, we present an atlas of alternative splicing across the nervous system of Caenorhabditis elegans. Our analysis identifies novel alternative splicing in key neuronal genes such as unc-40/DCC and sax-3/ROBO. Globally, we delineate patterns of differential alternative splicing in almost 2000 genes, and estimate that a quarter of neuronal genes undergo differential splicing. We introduce a web interface for examination of splicing patterns across neuron types. We explore the relationship between neuron type and splicing, and between splicing and differential gene expression. We identify RNA features that correlate with differential alternative splicing and describe the enrichment of microexons. Finally, we compute a splicing regulatory network that can be used to generate hypotheses on the regulation and targets of alternative splicing in neurons.

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Alternative SplicingCaenorhabditis elegansNervous SystemAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsGene Regulatory NetworksNeuronsTranscriptomeCaenorhabditis elegans Proteins

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PMID40379606
PMCPMC12084653

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