G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics (Mar 2021)
A genetic screen for temperature-sensitive morphogenesis-defective <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i> mutants
Abstract
AbstractMorphogenesis involves coordinated cell migrations and cell shape changes that generate tissues and organs, and organize the body plan. Cell adhesion and the cytoskeleton are important for executing morphogenesis, but their regulation remains poorly understood. As genes required for embryonic morphogenesis may have earlier roles in development, temperature-sensitive embryonic-lethal mutations are useful tools for investigating this process. From a collection of ∼200 such Caenorhabditis elegansrib-1rib-2emb-9or1219