Temperature- and Touch-Sensitive Neurons Couple CNG and TRPV Channel Activities to Control Heat Avoidance in Caenorhabditis elegans
Figure 2
The PHC sensory neurons mediate Tav response in the tail of C. elegans.
(A) sem-4 and unc-86 mutants showed strongly reduced tail Tav response (n>100). (B) Laser-ablation of the PHC neurons almost abrogated the tail Tav response, while ablation of PHA, PHB, PVD and the six touch neurons had no significant defects. (**P<0.001, n>8). Error bars indicate SD.