RNAi of Y71F9B.5 suppressed the reduction of ckb-2p::GFP expression resulting from the cdc-48.2(tm659) mutation, independent of ER-stress induced by tunicamycin
"While interaction of RIC-3 with DEG-3 does not require assembly of DEG-3 with DES-2, it is enhanced by the presence of DES-2, suggesting that RIC-3 prefers DEG-3/DES-2 heteromers to DEG-3 monomers or homomers."