RNA-seq analysis comparing gene expression of unc-43(gf), unc-43(-) and egl-8(-) to the corresponding control strain in daf-2(+) and daf-2(-) background

To identify genes whose expression in Caenorhabditis elegans is regulated by unc-43/CamKII or egl-8/PLCbeta during adulthood, we performed an exploratory whole transcriptome RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) study on unc-43(gf), unc-43(-), egl-8(-) and corresponding unc-43(+)/egl-8(+) control worms. To further account for potential influences of genetic background on unc-43/egl-8 function, these experiments were conducted in long-lived insulin-receptor defective [daf-2(-)], as well as in otherwise wildtype [i.e daf-2(+)] strains.