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Table 1 Candidate H. bacteriophora genes for RNAi gene silencing

From: Postembryonic RNAi in Heterorhabditis bacteriophora: a nematode insect parasite and host for insect pathogenic symbionts

GeneA

Predicted FunctionB

C. e. Ortholog

%Identity, lengthC

C. elegansPhenotypesD [ref]

Hba-cct-2

T-complex chaperonin

T21B10.1 (Cel-cct-2)

79, 357

Emb, Ste [13,14], Pch, Pvl, [14], Lva [13]

Hba-daf-21

Hsp-90 chaperonin

C47E8.5 (Cel-daf-21)

79, 804

Emb, Ste [31]

Hba-icd-1

BTF3 transcription factor Anti-apoptotic

C56C10.8 (Cel-icd-1)

75, 529

Emb [13,14, 31], Gro [13,14,15], Stp [14,15], Bmd, Clr, Sck [13], Unc [14]

Hba-nol-5

Ribosome biogenesis Nop58p/Nop5p

W01B11.3 (Cel-nol-5)

74, 634

Lva [14,31,53], Emb, Lva [31,53], Gro, Muv, Pvl, Sle, Stp, [31]

Hba-W01G7.3

RNA polymerase subunit L

W01G7.3 (Cel-W01G7.3)

80, 81

Emb [13,14,15,31], Gro [14,31], Ste, Stp [31], Pvl [14], Lva [15]

Hba-rack-1

G protein β-like subunit

K04D7.1 (Cel-rack-1)

75, 441

Gro [13,14], Emb, Egl [13], Slu [14]

Hba-arf-1

ADP-ribosylating factor

B0336.2 (Cel-arf-1)

75, 219

Emb [13,14,36], Unc [13,14], Pvl, Rup, Ste [13], Gro [14]

Hba-ben-1

β-tubulin, benomyl sensitivity

C54C6.2 (Cel-ben-1)

78, 518

no phenotype reported

Hba-mrp-4

Mrp-1 multidrug resistance family

F21G4.2 (Cel-mrp-4)

61, 468

no phenotype reported

Hba-nhr-47

nuclear hormone receptor

C24G66.4 (Cel-nhr-47)

65, 269

no phenotype reported

  1. A Based on ESTs, see methods for accession #'s.
  2. B Based on Wormbase gene description for C. elegans ortholog.
  3. C Based on BLASTN analysis in Wormbase.
  4. D RNAi phenotypes reported previously. Abbreviations are: Bmd = body morphology defect, Clr = clear, Egl = egg laying defective, Emb = embryonic lethal, Gro = slow growth, Muv = multivulva, Pch = patchy coloration, Pvl = protruded vulva, Sck = sick, Sle = slow embryonic development, Slu = sluggish, Ste = sterile, Stp = sterile progeny, Unc = uncoordinated