Table 2.
TUNEL labels persistent DNA in nuc-1 animals
| Genotype
|
No. of TUNELpositive cells (n = 45)
|
Range of TUNELpositive cells
|
No. of cell corpses (n = 15)
|
|---|---|---|---|
| nuc-1(e1392) | 47.8 ± 4.8 | 38–64 | 14 ± 2 |
| nuc-1(n334) | 45.3 ± 6.2 | 36–60 | 14 ± 2 |
| nuc-1(n887) | 47.5 ± 5.3 | 35–59 | 14 ± 1 |
| ced-3(n717); nuc-1(e1392) | 0.4 ± 0.7 | 0–2 | 0.0 ± 0.0 |
| ced-4(n1162); nuc-1(e1392) | 0.2 ± 0.6 | 0–2 | 0.1 ± 0.2 |
| ced-9(n1950); nuc-1(e1392) | 4.2 ± 1.8 | 0–9 | 0.1 ± 0.4 |
a
Embryos were scored at the 1.5-fold stage. The data shown are means ± s.e.m.