Table 1. Alae defects for the vps-52, hbl-1 and mir-48 mutant animals.

Genotype	Early L4 alae synthesis (%)			Adult alae (%)
	no alae	alae	n	no alae	gapped	complete	n
Wild type	100	0	20	0	0	100	20
vps-52(qbc4)	100	0	20	0	5	95	60
mir-48(0)	-	-	-	0	0	100	20
vps-52(qbc4); mir-48(0)	-	-	-	4	22	74	23
hbl-1(ve18)	10	90	20	-	-	-	-
hbl-1(ve18) vps-52(qbc4)	45	55	20	-	-	-	-

The indicated strains were grown at 20°C and scored under Nomarski optics for alae synthesis and defects (absent, gapped or complete) at early L4 and young adult stages. The percentage of animals with absent, gapped or complete alae is indicated. The number of animals scored (n) is indicated.