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Lopez JS, Ali S, Asher M, Benjamin CA, Brennan RT, Burke MLT, Civantos JM, DeJesus EA, Geller A, Guo MY, Haase Cox SK, Johannsen JM, Kang JSJ, Konsker HB, Liu BC, Oakes KG, Park HI, Perez DR, Sajjadian AM, Torio Salem M, Sato J, Zeng AI, Juarez BH, Gonzalez M, Morales G, Bradon N, Fiocca K, Pamplona Barbosa MM, O'Connell LA. Pavement ant extract is a chemotaxis repellent for C. elegans. MICROPUBLICATION BIOLOGY 2024; 2024:10.17912/micropub.biology.001146. [PMID: 38596360 PMCID: PMC11002644 DOI: 10.17912/micropub.biology.001146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2024] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
Abstract
Ant behavior relies on a collection of natural products, from following trail pheromones during foraging to warding off potential predators. How nervous systems sense these compounds to initiate a behavioral response remains unclear. Here, we used Caenorhabditis elegans chemotaxis assays to investigate how ant compounds are detected by heterospecific nervous systems. We found that C. elegans avoid extracts of the pavement ant ( Tetramorium immigrans ) and either osm-9 or tax-4 ion channels are required for this response. These experiments were conducted in an undergraduate laboratory course, demonstrating that new insights into interspecies interactions can be generated through genuine research experiences in a classroom setting.
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- Jayela S. Lopez
- BIO161 Organismal Biology Lab, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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- BIO161 Organismal Biology Lab, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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- BIO161 Organismal Biology Lab, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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- BIO161 Organismal Biology Lab, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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- BIO161 Organismal Biology Lab, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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- BIO161 Organismal Biology Lab, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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- BIO161 Organismal Biology Lab, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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- BIO161 Organismal Biology Lab, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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- BIO161 Organismal Biology Lab, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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- BIO161 Organismal Biology Lab, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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- BIO161 Organismal Biology Lab, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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- BIO161 Organismal Biology Lab, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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- BIO161 Organismal Biology Lab, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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- BIO161 Organismal Biology Lab, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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- BIO161 Organismal Biology Lab, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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- BIO161 Organismal Biology Lab, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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- BIO161 Organismal Biology Lab, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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- BIO161 Organismal Biology Lab, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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- BIO161 Organismal Biology Lab, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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- BIO161 Organismal Biology Lab, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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- BIO161 Organismal Biology Lab, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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- BIO161 Organismal Biology Lab, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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- BIO161 Organismal Biology Lab, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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- BIO161 Organismal Biology Lab, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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Millar JG, Schulz S, Felton GW. Special Issues in Honor of Professor Dr. Dr. hc mult. Wittko Francke, 28 November 1940-27 December 2020. J Chem Ecol 2022; 48:241-243. [PMID: 35199236 DOI: 10.1007/s10886-022-01353-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jocelyn G Millar
- Department of Entomology 501 ASI Bldg, Penn State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Department of Entomology 501 ASI Bldg, Penn State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Department of Entomology 501 ASI Bldg, Penn State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.
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