Fig. 3. Expression pattern of che-1 and rescue of chemotaxis defect by
che-1 constructs. (A) A che-1 genomic clone and gfp
fusion constructs. Transformed lines with extrachromosomal arrays of each of
these constructs in the che-1(p679) mutant background were examined
for rescue of chemotaxis as in Fig.
1. GFP expression pattern was examined in wild-type background.
(B,C) Overlap of DIC and fluorescent images showing expression of
pche-1::gfpBglII (B) or pche-1::gfpC (C) in wild-type L2 stage
animals. Scale bars: 10 µm. (D-F) Tracks of animals showing chemotaxis
behaviors on an agar plate with a concentration gradient of NaCl: (D) wild
type, (E) che-1(p679), (F) che-1(p679);
Ex[pche-1-HindIII (che-1(+)), plin44p-gfp].
Although the che-1 mutant failed to respond to the concentration
gradient, the wild-type and the rescued animals migrated to the concentration
peak at the center and remained there.