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. 2012 Jan;10(1):e1001240.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001240. Epub 2012 Jan 10.

New signaling chemicals spur worms to seek company

Janelle Weaver  1
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New signaling chemicals spur worms to seek company

Janelle Weaver. PLoS Biol. 2012 Jan.
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The non-indole ascaroside ascr#3 (a small molecule lacking the compound indole, in green) attracts males but repulses hermaphrodites. Adding the tryptophan-derived indole carboxy moiety (red) to ascr#3 produces icas#3, a potent hermaphrodite attractant.
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