sem-4 is expressed in all rectal cells in L1s hermaphrodites (i.e., Y, U, B, F, K, and K') and in all rectal cells, including P12.pa, in L3 or older worms.
The W01A8.1 translational fusion constructs resulted in high levels of cytoplasmic proteins present in intestinal and epidermal cells on vesicular structures with the characteristic appearance of lipid droplets. This pattern of expression and cellular distribution was observed beginning at the three-fold embryonic stage and continued throughout development to adulthood. To confirm that the observed GFP-associated vesicular structures were indeed lipid droplets, transgenic animals were stained with the lipophilic reagent LipidTox as previously described (O'Rourke et al., 2009). The translational GFP fusion protein reporters were localized at the periphery of fat droplets that were LipidTox positive.
Pdaf-6GFP was expressed in the amphid sheath glia. Expression was also seen in amphid socket cells, the phasmid sensory organ sheath and socket cells, cells of the excretory system (the excretory canal, duct, pore, and gland cells), the vulval E and F cells, the K, K', F, and U rectal epithelial cells, and less frequently in posterior intestinal cells.
About 20% GABAergic presynaptic terminals (RFP puncta) co-localized with postsynaptic NKB-1 (GFP) localization (103 co-localization with GFP puncta in totally observed 470 RFP puncta (n = 20 animals)). The majority of the postsynaptic Na+/K+ ATPase localization did not overlap with that of GABAergic synapses, suggesting a predominant localization of the Na+/K+ ATPase at cholinergic postsynaptic sites.