Table 3

Genetic interactions of synthetic multivulval genes can be recapitulated by combinatorial RNAi

SynMuv gene
Predicted gene
Locus
SynMuv pathway
Wild-type
rrf-3

lin-15B
T27C4.4
egr-1
A
-
-

ZK678.1
lin-15A
A
Muv
Muv

K12C11.2
smo-1
A, B
ns
ns

W02A11.4
uba-2
A, B
Muv
Muv
lin-15A
K12C11.2
smo-1
A, B
ns
ns

W02A11.4
uba-2
A, B
-
Muv

C32F10.2
lin-35
B
Muv
Muv

C47D12.1
trr-1
B
ns
ns

C53A5.3
hda-1/gon-10
B
ns
ns

E01A2.4

B
-
-

F44B9.6
lin-36
B
-
Muv

JC8.6

B
ns
ns

K07A1.12
lin-53/rba-2
B
ns
ns

M04B2.1
mep-1/gei-2
B
-
Muv

R05D3.11
met-2
B
-
Muv

R06C7.7
rls-1/lin-61
B
Muv
Muv

W01G7.3

B
ns
ns

W07B3.2
gei-4
B
ns
ns

Y71G12B.9

B
-
Muv

Y1O2A5C.18
efl-1
B
Muv
Muv

ZK632.13
lin-52
B
Muv
Muv

ZK637.7
lin-9
B
Muv
Muv

ZK662.4
lin-15B
B
Muv
Muv

Previously studied synthetic multivulval (synMuv) genes were targeted by combinatorial RNA interference (RNAi) in wild-type or RNAi-hypersensitive rrf-3 worms [19]. We show predicted gene name, its corresponding genetic locus name, a definition of the gene as a component of either the synMuv A (A), synMuv B (B), or both (A, B) pathways. All synMuv A genes were targeted by RNAi in combination with a double-stranded (ds)RNA-expressing strain targeting the synMuv B gene lin-15B; corresponding experiments were performed with synMuv B genes and a dsRNA-expressing strain targeting lin-15A. In both cases, worms were scored for the presence of the multivulva (Muv) phenotype. -, absence of Muv phenotype; ns, not scored (RNAi resulted in embryonic lethality or sterility).

Tischler et al. Genome Biology 2006 7:R69   doi:10.1186/gb-2006-7-8-r69

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