Table 2.

Candidate regeneration genes tested by axotomy

GeneAlleleMolecular function/ortholog% Regenerationnap
Wild-typeoxIs1270105
No phenotype
    arr-1ok401β-Arrestin721050.7613
    atf-6ok551ATF6 transcription factor65750.628
    ccpp-1ok1821Cytosolic carboxypeptidase family71971
    cdk-8tm1238CDK8 cyclin-dependent kinase60550.2909
    ced-7n1996ABC transporter68750.871
    ced-10n3246RAC1 GTPase61660.2488
    cpx-1ok1552Complexin62800.3477
    daf-18nr2037PTEN tumor suppresor; lipid phosphatase71581
    dhc-1js319Dynein heavy chain54670.051
    E02D9.1tm4000Predicted MAP2K76660.4847
    ehs-1ok146Eps15671200.6697
    evl-9ar121Unknown83240.2137
    evl-16ar93Unknown80500.183
    evl-17ar94Unknown79560.2669
    F32B5.1tm3359Arginine kinase70641
    gska-3ok970Glycogen synthase kinase alpha subunit56860.0698
    hrp-1ok963hnRNP A165740.5212
    hmr-1bzu389Neuronal cadherin62760.3394
    kin-2ce179cAMP-dependent protein kinase subunit76880.3344
    lin-7e1413LIN7 PDZ domain protein75510.5757
    mir-2gk259MicroRNA60570.2267
    mlp-1ok832Muscle LIM protein75880.4247
    mtch-1ok1800Mitochondrial carrier homolog82820.0813
    mtm-5ok469Myotubularin family63910.3637
    nex-2bas4Annexin family79760.1752
    nex-3gk385Annexin family761040.3519
    nex-4gk102Annexin family691381
    pct-1wy575Pctaire class cell cycle kinase79570.267
    pek-1ok275PERK kinase63890.2694
    ppfr-1tm2180Protein phosphatase four regulatory subunit63560.3834
    ptl-1ok621Tau-like; microtubule binding protein75760.5037
    sir-2.1ok434Yeast SIR2-like84610.0632
    snb-1js124Synaptobrevin791050.155
    snt-1md290Synaptotagmin76620.4767
    snt-2tm1711Synaptotagmin631010.378
    snt-3tm2426Synaptotagmin70811
    snt-4ok503Synaptotagmin76930.338
    snt-6tm3686Synaptotagmin56810.0652
    sta-1ok587STAT transcription factor family75710.4991
    tom-1ok285Tomosyn74540.5848
    unc-59e261Septin731020.6489
    wwp-1gk372NEDD4-like E3 ubiquitin ligase70881
Improved growth cone formation
    atfs-1gk3094ATF transcription factor9575<0.0001
    cdka-1tm648CDK5 cyclin dependent kinase84770.023
    daf-2e1370Insulin/IGF Receptor89820.0013
    hst-3.1tm734Heparan Sulphotransferase83780.0376
    kal-1gb503KAL1; mutated in Kallmann syndrome821150.0405
    lin-10sy217Mint; PDZ domain protein90590.0035
    mpk-1ga119MAP kinase96460.0002
    ric-4ok173SNAP259588<0.0001
    snt-5ok3287Synaptotagmin92840.0002
    unc-26s1710Synaptojanin9565<0.0001
    unc-57ok310Endophilin9675<0.0001
    unc-104e1265Synaptic vesicle kinesin94620.0002
    unc-116e2310Kinesin heavy chain89720.0031
Reduced growth cone formation
    aak-2gt33AMP-activated kinase53720.0148
    daf-16m26FOXO transcription factor2759<0.0001
    mtm-6ok330Myotubularin family26106<0.0001
    mtm-9ar479Myotubularin family44910.0005
    nex-1gk148Annexin family39105<0.0001
    psr-1ok714Phosphatidylserine receptor46910.0013
    stau-1tm2266Staufen; dsRNA-binding protein46870.0012
    unc-33e204CRMP; collapsin response mediator protein50500.0214
    unc-129ev557TGFβ family secreted growth factor25102<0.0001
  • aNumber of axotomized axons.