In wild-type animals, the level of PGL-3 was high in early embryos (before the 8-cell stage) but decreased dramatically in comma-stage embryos. However, high levels of PGL-3 persisted in sepa-1 mutant comma-stage embryos.
A small but significant decrease in pak-1 transcripts was observed in the hypodermal cells of comma-stage embryos in the daf-16 null mutant compared to wild-type.
egl-1RNAi decreased the number of cell corpses in the egl-38(n578) mutant background, egl-1 is epistatic to egl-38(n578). Counted average number of visible cell corpses in comma to 1.5-fold stage embryos.
ced-3 RNAi decreased the number of cell corpses in the pax-2(ok935) mutant background, ced-3 is epistatic to pax-2(ok935). Counted average number of visible cell corpses in comma to 1.5-fold stage embryos.
ced-4 RNAi decreased the number of cell corpses in the egl-38(n578) mutant background, ced-4 is epistatic to egl-38(n578). Counted average number of visible cell corpses in comma to 1.5-fold stage embryos.
ced-3 RNAi decreased the number of cell corpses in the egl-38(n578) mutant background, ced-3 is epistatic to egl-38(n578). Counted average number of visible cell corpses in comma to 1.5-fold stage embryos.
egl-1RNAi decreased the number of cell corpses in the pax-2(ok935) mutant background, egl-1 is epistatic to pax-2(ok935). Counted average number of visible cell corpses in comma to 1.5-fold stage embryos.