Structural characterization of acyl-CoA oxidases reveals a direct link between pheromone biosynthesis and metabolic state in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Zhang, X., Li, K., Jones, R.A., Bruner, S.D., Butcher, R.A.(2016) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 113: 10055-10060
- PubMed: 27551084 
- DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1608262113
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
5K3G, 5K3H, 5K3I, 5K3J - PubMed Abstract: 
Caenorhabditis elegans secretes ascarosides as pheromones to communicate with other worms and to coordinate the development and behavior of the population. Peroxisomal β-oxidation cycles shorten the side chains of ascaroside precursors to produce the short-chain ascaroside pheromones ...