Table 1.

C. elegans NR Genes Described in this Study

A. Identified by degenerate PCR screen
Chromosome Gene YACs Genome ORF cDNA (ESTs not sequenced) Comments
II nhr-41 Y42F9, Y27F6,  Y19D2, Y39E3
III nhr-6 Y68C4, Y43E9C48D5.1pBS/nhr6, (yk446a12)a.k.a. ceb-1 (Wilson et al. 1992);  cnr-8 (Kostrouch et al. 1995)
IV nhr-4 Y37F11, Y43F7,  Y49F10, Y39E2F32B6.1pBS/nhr4, (yk411a10)
nhr-5 Y73F8
nhr-7 Y72H7, Y51B3,  Y37G7F54D1.4yk396h7cDNA splicing different from genome  ORF prediction
V nhr-18 Y54G1, Y5H2F44C8.3apBS/nhr18upstream gene in potential operon
X nhr-3 Y52F5, Y52C11,  Y43C6H01A20.bpBS/nhr3cDNA splicing different from genome  ORF prediction
nhr-17 Y39F3, Y50C12,  Y40C3C02B4.2
B. EST cDNA sequences completed
        Genome ORF ESTs Comments
II nhr-16 T12C9.1?CEESU44cDNA splicing different from ORF prediction
nhr-21 F21D12.1cm2h1, yk77h11cDNAs reveal two isoforms
IV nhr-8 F33D4.1cm14e12cDNA splicing different from ORF prediction
nhr-11 ZC410.1cm7a11cDNA splicing different from ORF prediction
V nhr-13 cm9g2
nhr-15 F33E11.1CEESV11
X nhr-14 T01B10.4cm15g5cDNA splicing different from ORF prediction
nhr-24/sex-1 F44A6.2cm11f5a.k.a.cnr-14 (Kostrouch et al. 1995)