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C. elegans as a Disease Model
The nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans is one of the best-characterised multicellular organisms on Earth. Its significant degree of homology and defined cell lineage, genome and life cycle render this small animal ideal for modelling diseases associated with neuronal and metabolic dysfunction, ageing and host-pathogen interactions. DMM presents a collection of articles showcasing how C. elegans can bridge basic and translational research into human disease.

RESOURCE ARTICLE
Patricia K. Dranchak; Erin Oliphant; Bryan Queme; Laurence Lamy; Yuhong Wang; Ruili Huang; Menghang Xia; Dingyin Tao; James Inglese
20 March 2023
Doi:
10.1242/dmm.049863
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Peter A. Kropp; Philippa Rogers; Sydney E. Kelly; Rebecca McWhirter; Willow D. Goff; Ian M. Levitan; David M. Miller, III; Andy Golden
01 February 2023
Doi:
10.1242/dmm.049594
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Lexis D. Kepler; Troy A. McDiarmid; Catharine H. Rankin
06 May 2022
Doi:
10.1242/dmm.049359
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Caitlin S. Latimer; Jade G. Stair; Joshua C. Hincks; Heather N. Currey; Thomas D. Bird; C. Dirk Keene; Brian C. Kraemer; Nicole F. Liachko
27 April 2022
Doi:
10.1242/dmm.049323
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Carmen Martínez-Fernández; Milana Bergamino; Alfonso Schiavi; David Brena; Natascia Ventura; Sebastian Honnen; Alberto Villanueva; Ernest Nadal; Julián Cerón
31 March 2022
Doi:
10.1242/dmm.049161
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Ineke Dhondt; Clara Verschuuren; Aleksandra Zečić; Tim Loier; Bart P. Braeckman; Winnok H. De Vos
30 November 2021
Doi:
10.1242/dmm.049169
REVIEW
Peter A. Kropp; Rosemary Bauer; Isabella Zafra; Carina Graham; Andy Golden
09 August 2021
Doi:
10.1242/dmm.049010
RESOURCE ARTICLE | REVIEW COMMONS TRANSFER
Marte Molenaars; Bauke V. Schomakers; Hyung L. Elfrink; Arwen W. Gao; Martin A. T. Vervaart; Mia L. Pras-Raves; Angela C. Luyf; Reuben L. Smith; Mark G. Sterken; Jan E. Kammenga; Antoine H. C. van Kampen; Georges E. Janssens; Frédéric M. Vaz; Michel van Weeghel; Riekelt H. Houtkooper
27 April 2021
Doi:
10.1242/dmm.047746
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Karen I. Lange; Sofia Tsiropoulou; Katarzyna Kucharska; Oliver E. Blacque
26 January 2021
Doi:
10.1242/dmm.046631
RESEARCH ARTICLE
James J. Doyle; Celine Vrancx; Claudia Maios; Audrey Labarre; Shunmoogum A. Patten; J. Alex Parker
22 December 2020
Doi:
10.1242/dmm.041350
AT A GLANCE
Kim A. Caldwell; Corey W. Willicott; Guy A. Caldwell
26 October 2020
Doi:
10.1242/dmm.046110
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Éva Saskői; Zoltán Hujber; Gábor Nyírő; István Likó; Barbara Mátyási; Gábor Petővári; Katalin Mészáros; Attila L. Kovács; László Patthy; Shreyas Supekar; Hao Fan; Gergely Sváb; László Tretter; Arunabh Sarkar; Aamir Nazir; Anna Sebestyén; Attila Patócs; Anil Mehta; Krisztina Takács-Vellai
15 October 2020
Doi:
10.1242/dmm.044925
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Sangeetha Iyer; Feba S. Sam; Nina DiPrimio; Graeme Preston; Jan Verheijen; Kausalya Murthy; Zachary Parton; Hillary Tsang; Jessica Lao; Eva Morava; Ethan O. Perlstein
11 November 2019
Doi:
10.1242/dmm.040584
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Sangeetha Iyer; Joshua D. Mast; Hillary Tsang; Tamy P. Rodriguez; Nina DiPrimio; Madeleine Prangley; Feba S. Sam; Zachary Parton; Ethan O. Perlstein
04 November 2019
Doi:
10.1242/dmm.040576
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Edward F. Griffin; Samuel E. Scopel; Cayman A. Stephen; Adam C. Holzhauer; Madeline A. Vaji; Ryan A. Tuckey; Laura A. Berkowitz; Kim A. Caldwell; Guy A. Caldwell
15 February 2019
Doi:
10.1242/dmm.037218
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Jennifer E. Hewitt; Amelia K. Pollard; Leila Lesanpezeshki; Colleen S. Deane; Christopher J. Gaffney; Timothy Etheridge; Nathaniel J. Szewczyk; Siva A. Vanapalli
04 December 2018
Doi:
10.1242/dmm.036137
RESOURCE ARTICLE
Troy A. McDiarmid; Vinci Au; Aaron D. Loewen; Joseph Liang; Kota Mizumoto; Donald G. Moerman; Catharine H. Rankin
26 November 2018
Doi:
10.1242/dmm.036517