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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Dev Biol. 2014 Aug 4;394(1):110–121. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2014.07.019

Figure 8. Model for excretory canal lumen formation.

Figure 8

(A) Schematic of the excretory canal shown in transverse section, with the PAR proteins (green) and RAL-1 (cyan) present at distinct but overlapping domains. (B) At regions containing both PAR proteins and active RAL-1, the exocyst (magenta) is recruited and triggers the docking and fusion of canalicular vesicles with the lumenal surface, leading to canal expansion and increased exchange of water and salt.