(A) The expression pattern of
nlp-40. Representative DIC and fluorescent images of an L3 stage worm expressing a transcriptional reporter of
nlp-40, in which GFP::NLS is driven by the
nlp-40 endogenous promoter fragment (3,511 bp upstream of ATG). White arrowheads indicate the nuclei of intestinal cells. (D) Representative image of NLP-40::YFP localization on the basolateral surface of the anterior intestine (some puncta are indicated by arrows). (E and F) Representative image of the posterior coelomocytes (outlined by a dashed line) in the wild-type (E) and
snt-2 mutants (F). Fluorescent patches within the cell reflects secreted NLP-40::YFP taken up by the coelomocyte.