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List of works by William Schafer

A circuit model of the temporal pattern generator of Caenorhabditis egg-laying behavior

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A consistent muscle activation strategy underlies crawling and swimming in Caenorhabditis elegans

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A database of Caenorhabditis elegans behavioral phenotypes

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A dictionary of behavioral motifs reveals clusters of genes affecting Caenorhabditis elegans locomotion.

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A gap junction circuit enhances processing of coincident mechanosensory inputs.

scientific article published on 23 May 2013

A glial DEG/ENaC channel functions with neuronal channel DEG-1 to mediate specific sensory functions in C. elegans

scientific article published on 14 August 2008

A glial DEG/ENaC channel functions with neuronal channel DEG-1 to mediate specific sensory functions in C. elegans.

scientific article published in October 2008

A network for swimming.

scientific article published on 5 July 2017

A putative cation channel, NCA-1, and a novel protein, UNC-80, transmit neuronal activity in C. elegans

scientific article (publication date: 11 March 2008)

A self-regulating feed-forward circuit controlling C. elegans egg-laying behavior.

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A seven-transmembrane receptor that mediates avoidance response to dihydrocaffeic acid, a water-soluble repellent in Caenorhabditis elegans

scientific article published in November 2011

Addiction research in a simple animal model: the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

scientific article published in January 2004

An Afferent Neuropeptide System Transmits Mechanosensory Signals Triggering Sensitization and Arousal in C. elegans

An imaging system for standardized quantitative analysis of C. elegans behavior

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An open-source platform for analyzing and sharing worm-behavior data

scientific article published in September 2018

Analysis of NPR-1 reveals a circuit mechanism for behavioral quiescence in C. elegans

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Automated and controlled mechanical stimulation and functional imaging in vivo in C. elegans

scientific article published on 29 June 2017

Automated detection and analysis of foraging behavior in Caenorhabditis elegans

scientific article published on 12 February 2008

Automated imaging of C. elegans behavior

scientific article published on January 2006

Automated imaging of neuronal activity in freely behaving Caenorhabditis elegans

scientific article published in March 2010

Automatic tracking, feature extraction and classification of C elegans phenotypes

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C. elegans G protein regulator RGS-3 controls sensitivity to sensory stimuli

scientific article published on January 2007

C. elegans TRP family protein TRP-4 is a pore-forming subunit of a native mechanotransduction channel

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C. elegans multi-dendritic sensory neurons: morphology and function

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CIB2 interacts with TMC1 and TMC2 and is essential for mechanotransduction in auditory hair cells.

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Caenorhabditis elegans TRPA-1 functions in mechanosensation

scientific article published on 22 April 2007

Caenorhabditis elegans nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are required for nociception

scientific article published on 8 February 2014

Changes in Postural Syntax Characterize Sensory Modulation and Natural Variation of C. elegans Locomotion

scientific article (publication date: August 2015)

Correction: automated and controlled mechanical stimulation and functional imaging in vivo in C. elegans.

scientific article published on 24 October 2017

Deciphering the neural and molecular mechanisms of C. elegans behavior

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Distinct roles for innexin gap junctions and hemichannels in mechanosensation

scientific article published on 29 January 2020

Dopamine helps worms deal with stress

scientific article published on 20 July 2016

Dopamine modulates the plasticity of mechanosensory responses in Caenorhabditis elegans.

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EFHC1, implicated in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, functions at the cilium and synapse to modulate dopamine signaling

scientific article published on 27 February 2019

Effects of voltage-gated calcium channel subunit genes on calcium influx in cultured C. elegans mechanosensory neurons.

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Egg-laying.

scientific article published on 14 December 2005

Engineering new synaptic connections in the C. elegans connectome

scientific article published on 28 January 2015

Food sensitizes C. elegans avoidance behaviours through acute dopamine signalling

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Functional asymmetry in Caenorhabditis elegans taste neurons and its computational role in chemotaxis

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G protein-coupled receptor kinase function is essential for chemosensation in C. elegans.

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Genes affecting the activity of nicotinic receptors involved in Caenorhabditis elegans egg-laying behavior

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Genetic analysis of nicotinic signaling in worms and flies.

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Genetic and pharmacological suppression of oncogenic mutations in ras genes of yeast and humans.

scientific article published in July 1989

Genetics of egg-laying in worms.

scientific article published on January 2006

Guidelines on nicotine dose selection for in vivo research.

scientific article published on 9 August 2006

Identification and characterization of novel nicotinic receptor-associated proteins in Caenorhabditis elegans

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Identification of a Conserved, Orphan G Protein-Coupled Receptor Required for Efficient Pathogen Clearance in Caenorhabditis elegans

scientific article published on 25 March 2019

Illumination for worm tracking and behavioral imaging.

scientific article published on December 2011

In vivo imaging of C. elegans ASH neurons: cellular response and adaptation to chemical repellents

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In vivo imaging of C. elegans ASH neurons: cellular response and adaptation to chemical repellents

scientific article published on 6 April 2005

Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate signalling regulates the avoidance response to nose touch in Caenorhabditis elegans

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Intracellular Ca2+ imaging in C. elegans

scientific article published on January 2006

Lateral facilitation between primary mechanosensory neurons controls nose touch perception in C. elegans

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Locomotion analysis identifies roles of mechanosensory neurons in governing locomotion dynamics of C. elegans

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Long-term nicotine adaptation in Caenorhabditis elegans involves PKC-dependent changes in nicotinic receptor abundance.

scientific article published in December 2000

Mechanosensory molecules and circuits in C. elegans

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Nematode nervous systems.

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Network control principles predict neuron function in the Caenorhabditis elegans connectome

scientific article published on 18 October 2017

Neuronal remodeling on the evolutionary timescale.

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Neuropeptide signaling: from the gut.

scientific article published in June 2013

Neuropeptide-Driven Cross-Modal Plasticity following Sensory Loss in Caenorhabditis elegans

scientific article published on 8 January 2016

Neuropeptidergic Signaling and Active Feeding State Inhibit Nociception in Caenorhabditis elegans

scientific article published on March 2016

Neuropeptides encoded by modulate locomotion, arousal and egg-laying behaviours in via the receptor SEB-3

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Neurophysiological methods in C. elegans: an introduction

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On-chip functional neuroimaging with mechanical stimulation in Caenorhabditis elegans larvae for studying development and neural circuits

scientific article published on 17 January 2018

Optical imaging of calcium transients in neurons and pharyngeal muscle of C. elegans

scientific article (publication date: June 2000)

Oxygen Homeostasis: How the Worm Adapts to Variable Oxygen Levels

scientific article published in July 2008

PACRG, a protein linked to ciliary motility, mediates cellular signaling

scientific article published on 18 May 2016

Phase transition in the economically modeled growth of a cellular nervous system

scientific article published on April 22, 2013

Preparation of Samples for Single-Worm Tracking

scientific article published on December 1, 2011

Proprioception: a channel for body sense in the worm.

scientific article published in July 2006

Proprioceptive coupling within motor neurons drives C. elegans forward locomotion

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Protein prenylation: genes, enzymes, targets, and functions.

scientific article published on January 1992

Quantitative classification and natural clustering of Caenorhabditis elegans behavioral phenotypes.

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Recordings of Caenorhabditis elegans locomotor behaviour following targeted ablation of single motorneurons

scientific article published on 19 October 2017

Regulation of nicotinic receptor trafficking by the transmembrane Golgi protein UNC-50.

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Rewiring neural circuits by the insertion of ectopic electrical synapses in transgenic C. elegans

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Sensory Neurons Arouse C. elegans Locomotion via Both Glutamate and Neuropeptide Release

scientific article (publication date: July 2015)

Sensory neuron fates are distinguished by a transcriptional switch that regulates dendrite branch stabilization.

scientific article published on July 2013

Serotonin and Go modulate functional states of neurons and muscles controlling C. elegans egg-laying behavior.

scientific article published in October 2003

Serotonin modulates locomotory behavior and coordinates egg‐laying and movement in Caenorhabditis elegans

scientific article published on December 1, 2001

Serotonin promotes G(o)-dependent neuronal migration in Caenorhabditis elegans

scientific article published in October 2002

Sleep Analysis in Adult <i>C. elegans</i> Reveals State-Dependent Alteration of Neural and Behavioral Responses

scientific article published on 14 January 2021

Spatial asymmetry in the mechanosensory phenotypes of the C. elegans DEG/ENaC gene mec-10.

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

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Stochastic blockmodeling of the modules and core of the Caenorhabditis elegans connectome

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Tackling thermosensation with multidimensional phenotyping

scientific article published on November 19, 2012

The Bright Fluorescent Protein mNeonGreen Facilitates Protein Expression Analysis In Vivo

scientific article published on 20 January 2017

The C. elegans glycosyltransferase BUS-8 has two distinct and essential roles in epidermal morphogenesis

scientific article published on 14 March 2008

The Multilayer Connectome of Caenorhabditis elegans

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The insulin/PI 3-kinase pathway regulates salt chemotaxis learning in Caenorhabditis elegans

scientific article published in September 2006

The rich club of the C. elegans neuronal connectome

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The voltage-gated anion channels encoded by clh-3 regulate egg laying in C. elegans by modulating motor neuron excitability

scientific article published on January 2014

Tracking Movement Behavior of Multiple Worms on Food

scientific article published on December 1, 2011

Tyramine: a new receptor and a new role at the synapse.

scientific article published in May 2009

Unrestrained worms bridled by the light

scientific article published in February 2011

Using machine vision to analyze and classify Caenorhabditis elegans behavioral phenotypes quantitatively

scientific article published on July 2002

Visualization of integral and peripheral cell surface proteins in live Caenorhabditis elegans

scientific article published on 8 February 2006

Worms with a single functional sensory cilium generate proper neuron-specific behavioral output.

scientific article published on 03 August 2009

and the network control framework-FAQs

scientific article published on 10 September 2018

eat-2 and eat-18 are required for nicotinic neurotransmission in the Caenorhabditis elegans pharynx

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tmc-1 encodes a sodium-sensitive channel required for salt chemosensation in C. elegans

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