<i>elt-1</i> mutants have an L4-stage bursting vulva and defective alae formation and <i>elt-1(ku491)</i> is a partial loss-of-function allele.

aPhenotypes on empty-vector control RNAi were similar to the standard E. coli strain OP50. bAn allele of elt-1(ku491) linked to mutations in unc-24 and dpy-20 was used for these strains. cFor elt-1(ku491) animals vs elt-1(ku491)-over-elt-1(null) animals at the young adult stage, the p-value for the comparison of seam-cell numbers is 0.0340 dFor elt-1(ku491);daf-12(rh61rh411) animals vs elt-1(ku491)-over-elt-1(null);daf-12(rh61rh411) animals at the young adult stage, the p-value for the comparison of seam-cell numbers is < 0.0001. elt-1 mutants have an L4-stage bursting vulva and defective alae formation and elt-1(ku491) is a partial loss-of-function allele.