Table 1.
fkh-6 and tra-1 regulate egl-5 reporter expression
| genotype | males with GFP in Z1/Z4 in L1 |
n | males with GFP in non DTC/LC somatic gonad cells in L3 |
n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| egl-5::GFP(bxIs12) | 0% | 100 | 100% | 100 |
| egl-5::GFP(ezEx202) | 0% | 25 | 100% | 30 |
| fkh-6::GFP(ezEx176) | 50% | 8 | 0% | 30 |
| bxIs12; fkh-6(ez16) | 0% | 12 | 0% | 11 |
| bxIs12; tra-1(e1834)a | ND | ND | 67%b | 9 |
| ezEx202; tra-1(e1834)a | 0% | 13 | ND | ND |
| ezEx176; egl-5(n486) | 33% | 12 | 0% | 31 |
a
XX psuedomales scored
b
Lack of reporter expression in some tra-1(e1834) psuedomales is likely due to the partially penetrant somatic gonad abnormality found in tra-1(null) animals (Hodgkin, 1987).