"We exposed the
hsp-6 reporter strain from early L3 stage on for two days to 0.25 μM rotenone, which targets the ubiquinone of complex I, or to 0.25 μM antimycin A, which prevents electron transfer from coenzyme Q to cytochrome C. Both substances have been shown to increase the amount of ROS [33,36]. As with paraquat, both toxins caused an induction of the
hsp-6 reporter (Figure 3A) being in line with the idea that an increase in mitochondrial ROS induces
hsp-6."