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Table 5 slow larval growth in astacin mutants

From: Characterization of the astacin family of metalloproteases in C. elegans

Genotype

animals hatching within 24 hours

animals reaching L4 stage within 48 hours after hatching

wild type

99%

(n = 494)

100%

(n = 94)

nas-5(hd96)

97%

(n = 440)

100%

(n = 111)

nas-6(hd108)

98%

(n = 214)

33%*

(n = 205)

nas-7(hd116)

100%

(n = 208)

98%

(n = 129)

nas-5; nas-6

98%

(n = 257)

31%*

(n = 232)

nas-5; nas-7

100%

(n = 115)

100%

(n = 115)

nas-6; nas-7

99%

(n = 260)

17%*

(n = 135)

nas-5; nas-6; nas-7

96%

(n = 164)

14%*

(n = 124)

nas-21 (hd119)

98%

(n = 508)

100%

(n = 628)

nas-39(hd104)

96%

(n = 307)

99%

(n = 650)

nas-39(gk343)

100%

(n = 233)

100%

(n = 634)

  1. * significant with p < 0.01 (χ2 test)