... variety of neurological disorders; therefore, discovering molecular regulators of memory may reveal therapeutic targets for these disorders. C. elegans are an excellent model to uncover molecular and genetic regulators of memory. Indeed, the nematode's invariant neuronal lineage, fully mapped genome...

... and of circulating peptide hormones in insects and nematodes. A family of neprilysin-like genes are present in the genomes of both Drosophila melanogaster and Caenorhabditis elegans ; in C. elegans it seems that individual family members have evolved to take on different physiological functions, because...