"Caenorhabditis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A genus of small free-living nematodes. Two species, CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS and C. briggsae are much used in studies of genetics, development, aging, muscle chemistry, and neuroanatomy.
MeSH Number(s)
B01.050.500.500.294.700.700.660.250
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Caenorhabditis" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Caenorhabditis" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Caenorhabditis" by people in Profiles.
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The Caenorhabditis elegans ARIP-4 DNA helicase couples mitochondrial surveillance to immune, detoxification, and antiviral pathways. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 12 06; 119(49):e2215966119.
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To Break or Not To Break: Sex Chromosome Hemizygosity During Meiosis in Caenorhabditis. Genetics. 2016 11; 204(3):999-1013.
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High-throughput sequencing reveals extraordinary fluidity of miRNA, piRNA, and siRNA pathways in nematodes. Genome Res. 2013 Mar; 23(3):497-508.
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Microsporidian genome analysis reveals evolutionary strategies for obligate intracellular growth. Genome Res. 2012 Dec; 22(12):2478-88.
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Histone methylation: a dynamic mark in health, disease and inheritance. Nat Rev Genet. 2012 Apr 03; 13(5):343-57.
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Metabolic restructuring during energy-limited states: insights from Artemia franciscana embryos and other animals. J Insect Physiol. 2011 May; 57(5):584-94.
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Insights into species divergence and the evolution of hermaphroditism from fertile interspecies hybrids of Caenorhabditis nematodes. Genetics. 2010 Nov; 186(3):997-1012.
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An antibiotic selection marker for nematode transgenesis. Nat Methods. 2010 Sep; 7(9):721-3.
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Conserved mechanism of Wnt signaling function in the specification of vulval precursor fates in C. elegans and C. briggsae. Dev Biol. 2010 Oct 01; 346(1):128-39.
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Phosphoregulation of the Na-K-2Cl and K-Cl cotransporters by the WNK kinases. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2010 Dec; 1802(12):1150-8.