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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 20.
Published in final edited form as: Cell. 2008 Jul 25;134(2):291–303. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2008.05.044

Figure 5. Effect of elt-5(RNAi) and elt-6(RNAi) on elt-3 Expression and Longevity.

Figure 5

(A) elt-3::GFP expression is increased in elt-5(RNAi) or elt-6(RNAi) animals. RNAi was induced starting at day 5 of adulthood by feeding worms bacteria expressing dsRNA. elt-3::GFP expression was measured starting at day 7. The y axis denotes GFP expression (arbitrary units). Average expression and SE from 20 animals are shown.

(B) elt-5(RNAi) or elt-6(RNAi) extends life span compared to N2, and this longevity effect is suppressed by elt-3(vp1) (p < 0.0001).

Error bars represent the SEM pixel intensities.