The cct complex (
cct-7) and six other genes-
mep-1, a zinc finger TF;
lit-1, an ortholog of NEMO-like kinase (NLK);
cdc-37; T03F1.8, a guanylate kinase; and two uncharacterized conserved proteins,
cacn-1 and T20B12.1-are up-regulated in the AC before or during the time of invasion (mid-to-late L3).