Formation of the dauer diapause stage in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has been the subject of intensive study over the past few decades. Recent work has established the chemical structure of three components of the secreted dauer pheromone mixture, thereby ushering in a new era in which the functions of the pheromones can be studied in detail.
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Sengupta, P., Thomas, J. From eye of newt to chemical structure. Nat Chem Biol 3, 368–369 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchembio0707-368
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