Here we report that profusion genes fzo-1 and eat-3 or the profission gene drp-1 are not required for apoptosis activation in C. elegans. However, minor proapoptotic roles for drp-1 and fis-2, a ...

The nematodes exhibit a variety of behaviors with their 302 neurons," Noma said. "C. elegans shares many genes and mechanisms with humans. So, we thought that the cause of the decline in brain ...