a, b, Confocal fluorescence micrographs of
tDHB-GFP fluorescence in ABplpappap (arrowhead) (a) before and
(b) after ventral enclosure in
heSi192[Peft-3::tDHB-GFP];
ced-3(lf);
nIs861[Pegl-1::mCherry::PH]
embryos after the indicated RNAi treatment. Dotted line, ABplpappap nucleus,
as identified by Nomarski optics. c, d, Confocal
fluorescence micrographs of GFP::PCN-1 fluorescence in ABplpappap
(arrowhead) (c) before and (d) after ventral
enclosure in ced-3(lf);
isIs17[Ppie-1::GFP::pcn-1];
nIs861 embryos after the indicated RNAi treatment.
e, Time-lapse confocal fluorescence micrographs of
GFP::PCN-1 fluorescence in ABplpappap (arrowhead) in a ced-3(lf);
isIs17; nIs861; pig-1(RNAi) embryo at the indicated times.
tve- time point of ventral enclosure.
f-h, Micrographs of virtual lateral section of
ced-3(lf); nIs861; stIs10026 embryos showing either
ABplpappap (arrowhead) or its daughters (arrowheads) after indicated RNAi
treatment. i-m, Confocal fluorescence micrographs
of ced-3(lf);
ltIs44[Ppie-1::mCherry::PH];
stIs10026 embryos showing the relative sizes of ABplpappap and
its sister, ABplpappaa, in embryos after the indicated RNAi treatment.
Insets, ABplpappap (a-d); ABplpappap or its
daughters (e); magnified view of the region indicated, which
includes ABplpappap (†) and ABplpappaa (∗)
(i-m). A, anterior; R, right; V, ventral.
Scale bars, 10 μm.