Fig. 1.
cGMP signaling components are localized to two distinct compartments in AFD neurons. (A,B) Fluorescently tagged membrane proteins in the cGMP signaling pathway are coexpressed with ARL-13, a ciliary membrane marker, driven by an AFD-specific promoter (gcy-8p). (A) SRTX-1 and GCY-18 are AFD-specific, and present within the finger membrane but not the cilium. (B) TAX-4 is expressed in many ciliated neurons besides AFD neurons, and is localized specifically to the proximal part of the AFD cilium (arrows). Two representative images are shown for TAX-4. (C) EGL-2, an EAG K+ channel, shows ring-like localization pattern at the base of the finger compartment in AFD neurons, as marked by SRTX-1. Schematics of the two compartments and localization of signaling components are depicted on the right of the panels (only six fingers are drawn, there are normally about 60). Scale bars: 1 µm.
