The marginal cells of the Caenorhabditis elegans pharynx scavenge cholesterol and other hydrophobic small molecules

The marginal cells of the Caenorhabditis elegans pharynx scavenge cholesterol and other hydrophobic small molecules

The C. elegans nematode worm is a filter-feeder and requires dietary sources of cholesterol. Here, the authors show that the C. elegans pharynx works as a filter to scavenge hydrophobic small molecules from its surrounding liquid environment.

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Main Authors: Muntasir Kamal, Houtan Moshiri, Lilia Magomedova, Duhyun Han, Ken C. Q. Nguyen, May Yeo, Jessica Knox, Rachel Bagg, Amy M. Won, Karolina Szlapa, Christopher M. Yip, Carolyn L. Cummins, David H. Hall, Peter J. Roy
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/01ca567f548348c9ac82fe0b636300c0
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