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Gary B. Ruvkun, Ph.D.

Professor of Genetics, Harvard Medical School
Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Aging, life span, and senescence.
Authors: Authors: Guarente L, Ruvkun G, Amasino R.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
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Caenorhabditis elegans Akt/PKB transduces insulin receptor-like signals from AGE-1 PI3 kinase to the DAF-16 transcription factor.
Authors: Authors: Paradis S, Ruvkun G.
Genes Dev
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Control of neural development and function in a thermoregulatory network by the LIM homeobox gene lin-11.
Authors: Authors: Hobert O, D'Alberti T, Liu Y, Ruvkun G.
J Neurosci
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An insulin-like signaling pathway affects both longevity and reproduction in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Authors: Authors: Tissenbaum HA, Ruvkun G.
Genetics
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The Fork head transcription factor DAF-16 transduces insulin-like metabolic and longevity signals in C. elegans.
Authors: Authors: Ogg S, Paradis S, Gottlieb S, Patterson GI, Lee L, Tissenbaum HA, Ruvkun G.
Nature
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The DAF-3 Smad protein antagonizes TGF-beta-related receptor signaling in the Caenorhabditis elegans dauer pathway.
Authors: Authors: Patterson GI, Koweek A, Wong A, Liu Y, Ruvkun G.
Genes Dev
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daf-2, an insulin receptor-like gene that regulates longevity and diapause in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Authors: Authors: Kimura KD, Tissenbaum HA, Liu Y, Ruvkun G.
Science
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Regulation of interneuron function in the C. elegans thermoregulatory pathway by the ttx-3 LIM homeobox gene.
Authors: Authors: Hobert O, Mori I, Yamashita Y, Honda H, Ohshima Y, Liu Y, Ruvkun G.
Neuron
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The Caenorhabditis elegans orphan nuclear hormone receptor gene nhr-2 functions in early embryonic development.
Authors: Authors: Sluder AE, Lindblom T, Ruvkun G.
Dev Biol
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VP16-activation of the C. elegans neural specification transcription factor UNC-86 suppresses mutations in downstream genes and causes defects in neural migration and axon outgrowth.
Authors: Authors: Sze JY, Liu Y, Ruvkun G.
Development
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