Regulation of signaling genes by TGFβ during entry into dauer diapause in <it>C. elegans</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>When resources are scant, <it>C. elegans </it>larvae arrest as long-lived dauers under the control of insulin/IGF- and TGFβ-related signaling pathways. However, critical questions remain regarding the regulation of this d...

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Main Authors: Patterson Garth I, Zimmerman Karen K, Liu Tao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-09-01
Series:BMC Developmental Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-213X/4/11