Supplemental Experimental Procedures

Expression clones were made in the pSM vector, a derivative of pPD49.26 (A. Fire) with extra cloning sites (S. McCarroll and C.I. Bargmann, unpublished data). The plasmids and transgenic strains (0.5-30ng µl-1) were generated using standard techniques and coinjected with markers Punc122::gfp, Punc122::dsRed or Podr1::gfp (15- 30ng µl-1): mgIs18 [Pttx-3::gfp],wyIs45 [Pttx3::gfp::rab3], olaEx54 [Pttx3::mig10A::gfp, Pttx3::rab3::mch], olaEx324 [Pttx3::mig10B::gfp], wyEx1938 [Pttx3::mig10C::gfp], wyIs97 [Punc86::myr-gfp, Punc86::mch::rab3], olaEx83 [Fosmid mig10A mig10B], olaEx110 [Fosmid mig10B], olaEx105 [Fosmid mig10A(-) mig10B(+)], olaEx142 [Fosmid mig10A(+) mig10B(-)], olaEx435 [Fosmid mig10B Swap A], olaEx53 [Pttx3::mig10B::gfp, Pttx3::rab3::mch], olaEx317 [Pttx3::mig10B n-terminus], olaEx734 [Pttx3::mig10B n-terminus, Pttx3::mig10B::gfp], olaEx878 [Pttx3::mig10A n-terminus], olaEx207 [Pttx3::mig10B n-terminus::gfp], olaEx602 [Pmig10b::gfp, Pttx3::rfp], olaEx885 [Pmig10a::gfp, Pttx3::rfp, Ptph1::mch], olaEx889 [Pmig10c::gfp, Pttx3::rfp, Ptph1::mch], vsIs45 [Ptph-1::gfp], olaEx253 [Ptph-1::mig-10A::gfp], olaEx445 [Ptph-1::mig-10B::gfp], olaEx190 [Ptph-1::mig-10C::gfp], wyEx2110 [Punc-86::mig-10A::gfp], wyEx2404 [Punc-86::mig-10B::gfp], wyEx2122 [Punc-86::mig-10C::gfp], olaEx309 [Punc-86::mig-10A], olaEx310 [Punc-86::mig-10A], olaEx214 [Punc-86::mig-10B], olaEx312 [Punc-86::mig-10B], olaEx313 [Punc-86::mig-10B], olaEx294 [Pttx-3::UtrCH::gfp], olaEx1059 [Pttx-3::gfp::snn-1A; Pttx-3::gfp::rab-3], olaEx581 [Pttx-3::ced-5::gfp], olaEx207 [Pttx-3::mig-10B n-terminal helix::gfp].

Detailed subcloning information will be provided upon request. For the MIG-10 isoforms, individual isoforms (A, B and C) were isolated by PCR from cDNA collected from a mixed stage population. To determine MIG-10B expression, the region 6kb upstream of the mig-10b start site was amplified by PCR and cloned upstream of GFP. To determine MIG-10A expression, the region 12kb upstream of the mig-10a start site was amplified by PCR and was transcriptionally fused to GFP. To determine MIG-10C expression, the region 4kb upstream of the mig-10c start site was used for a transcriptional fusion to GFP. For the MIG-10B N-terminal helix used in the MIG-10B dominant negative experiments, we cloned amino acids 1-41 downstream of the ttx-3 promoter.

For MIG-10B:GFP in AIY, we injected the plasmid at varying concentrations ranging from 15 ng/uL to 30 ng/uL. Four lines were examined for each injection condition, (for a total of 14 lines) and we observed the same localization pattern in all transgenic lines and conditions. To examine mutant phenotypes, we used a single transgenic line for crosses (instead of performing new injections directly into mutants and generating new transgenic lines). For MIG-10A:GFP, MIG-10B:GFP and MIG-10C:GFP in NSM, we injected the plasmids at 30 ng/uL and examined three or more lines for each injection. For MIG-10B:GFP in HSN, we injected the plasmid at 0.5 ng/uL and observed the same localization pattern in all transgenic lines. For MIG-10A in AIY, we injected the plasmid at varying concentrations between 15 ng/uL and 30 ng/uL. A total of seven lines were examined, and we observed the same localization pattern in all transgenic lines. For MIG-10A:GFP in HSN, we injected the plasmid at 0.5 ng/uL, examined three lines and observed the same localization pattern in all transgenic lines. For MIG-10C:GFP in AIY, we injected the plasmid at 30 ng/uL, examined three lines and observed the same localization pattern in all transgenic lines. For MIG-10C:GFP in HSN, we injected the plasmid at 0.5 ng/uL, examined five lines and observed the same localization pattern in all transgenic lines.


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