FIGURE 3. (A) (Panels A, B) Expression pattern of xrn-1GFP. GFP fluorescence pattern of animals carrying a
rol-6 marker and a GFP reporter fused to the second exon of
xrn-1, expressed as a nonintegrated extrachromosomal array. (B) Effect of
xrn-1 on RNA interference. Panels A and B: Expression of an integrated histone GFP marker in the nuclei of oocytes (A) and embryos (B) in the germline of wild-type hermaphrodites. Panel C: histoneGFP hermaphrodites injected with double-stranded GFP RNA showing complete silencing of GFP expression, 48 h postinjection. Panel D: Co-injection of
dcr-1 and GFP double-stranded RNA into hermaphrodites showing faint fluorescence in oocytes. Panel E: Silencing of GFP expression in adult worms co-injected with double-stranded GFP RNA and double-stranded
unc-22 RNA 48 h postinjection. Panel F: histoneGFP hermaphrodites co-injected with
xrn-1 and GFP double-stranded RNA showing faint fluorescence in the oocyte nuclei of the germline 48 h after gonad injection. Panel G: Triple injection of double-stranded
xrn-1,
dcr-1, and GFP RNA into hermaphrodites results in faint fluorescence in oocytes in most worms. Panel H: Control triple injection of
unc-22,
mab-9, and GFP double-stranded RNA showing no fluorescence except for autofluorescence in the gut. Scale bar, 50 um.