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Survival assays using Caenorhabditis elegans

  • Park, Hae-Eun H. (Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Jung, Yoonji (Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Lee, Seung-Jae V. (Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology)
  • Received : 2017.02.06
  • Accepted : 2017.02.23
  • Published : 2017.02.28
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Abstract

Caenorhabditis elegans is an important model organism with many useful features, including rapid development and aging, easy cultivation, and genetic tractability. Survival assays using C. elegans are powerful methods for studying physiological processes. In this review, we describe diverse types of C. elegans survival assays and discuss the aims, uses, and advantages of specific assays. C. elegans survival assays have played key roles in identifying novel genetic factors that regulate many aspects of animal physiology, such as aging and lifespan, stress response, and immunity against pathogens. Because many genetic factors discovered using C. elegans are evolutionarily conserved, survival assays can provide insights into mechanisms underlying physiological processes in mammals, including humans.

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