"Caenorhabditis elegans" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A species of nematode that is widely used in biological, biochemical, and genetic studies.
| Descriptor ID |
D017173
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.500.294.400.875.660.250.250
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Caenorhabditis elegans" by people in this website by year, and whether "Caenorhabditis elegans" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2008 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2009 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2012 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2013 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2014 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2015 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2018 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2019 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2022 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Caenorhabditis elegans" by people in Profiles.
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A minimal mathematical model for polarity establishment and centralspindlin-independent cytokinesis. J Cell Sci. 2025 Jun 01; 138(11).
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An animal toxin-antidote system kills cells by creating a novel cation channel. PLoS Biol. 2025 May; 23(5):e3003182.
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Deep learning-based aberration compensation improves contrast and resolution in fluorescence microscopy. Nat Commun. 2025 Jan 02; 16(1):313.
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Almost 40 years of studying homeobox genes in C. elegans. Development. 2024 Nov 01; 151(21).
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UNC-30/PITX coordinates neurotransmitter identity with postsynaptic GABA receptor clustering. Development. 2024 Aug 15; 151(16).
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Protocol for auxin-inducible protein degradation in C. elegans using different auxins and TIR1-expressing strains. STAR Protoc. 2024 09 20; 5(3):103133.
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A molecular atlas of adult C. elegans motor neurons reveals ancient diversity delineated by conserved transcription factor codes. Cell Rep. 2024 03 26; 43(3):113857.
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Structural insights into the formation of repulsive netrin guidance complexes. Sci Adv. 2024 Feb 16; 10(7):eadj8083.
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A mechanism of lysosomal calcium entry. Sci Adv. 2024 Feb 16; 10(7):eadk2317.
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Amino acid and protein specificity of protein fatty acylation in C. elegans. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Jan 30; 121(5):e2307515121.