Figure 5. P granules and PIE-1 localize normally in pam-1 mutants in which dhc-1 is inactivated.
In wild-type embryos, germline P granules and PIE-1 protein localized to the cytoplasm at the posterior pole prior to the first cell division. Localization of these determinants failed in pam-1 mutants. Inactivation of dhc-1 on its own did not affect the normal localization of P granules or PIE-1. When dhc-1 was inactivated in pam-1 mutants, both P granules and PIE-1 localized as in wild-type, providing further evidence that polarity was restored in the pam-1; dhc-1(RNAi) embryos. Pseudocleavage is marked by arrows. Embryos are approximately 50μm in length.