G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics (Mar 2021)

A genetic screen for temperature-sensitive morphogenesis-defective <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i> mutants

  • Molly C Jud,
  • Josh Lowry,
  • Thalia Padilla,
  • Erin Clifford,
  • Yuqi Yang,
  • Francesca Fennell,
  • Alexander K Miller,
  • Danielle Hamill,
  • Austin M Harvey,
  • Martha Avila-Zavala,
  • Hong Shao,
  • Nhan Nguyen Tran,
  • Zhirong Bao,
  • Bruce Bowerman

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkab026
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 4

Abstract

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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