Mitochondrial function is required for secretion of DAF-28/insulin in C. elegans.

While insulin signaling has been extensively studied in Caenorhabditis elegans in the context of ageing and stress response, less is known about the factors underlying the secretion of insulin ligands upstream of the insulin receptor. Activation of the receptor governs the decision whether to progre...

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Main Authors: Ola Billing, Gautam Kao, Peter Naredi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3022011?pdf=render