(a) Confocal images of
lim-6int4::wCherry and
Ex[gar-3b::ChR2::yfp] expression in day
1 hermaphrodites showing DVB axon projection after activation on retinal
(488 nm light for 3×15s every 45 mins for 4.5h). (b)
Confocal images of lim-6int4::wCherry or
lim-6int4::gfp in control,
nrx-1(wy778), nlg-1(ok259), and
Ex[lim-6int4::gfp::nrx-1LONG]
hermaphrodites at day 3. (c) Quantification of the percentage
of hermaphrodites with DVB axon abnormalities, neurites (in almost all
cases, a single neurite off axon just posterior of the pre-anal ganglion) in
day 1 control and Ex[gar-3b::ChR2::yfp]
with activation, day 3 control, nrx-1(wy778), nlg-1(ok259),
and
Ex[lim-6int4::gfp::nrx-1LONG].
(number of worms indicated with n=, data points represent average
percentage for each replicate of multiple hermaphrodites). (dot=one
animal, magenta bar=median, and boxes=quartiles, one-way
ANOVA and post-hoc Tukey HSD).