<p>(A,B) RNA-coimmunoprecipitation experiments (RIPs) of GLD-4 and GLS-1 proteins specifically enrich <i>glp-1</i> mRNA and the positive control <i>gld-1</i> mRNA. <i>eft-3</i> and <i>rpl-11.1</i> mRNA served as negative controls. (A) A representative ethidium bromide-stained agarose gel of semiquantitative RT-PCR products from three independent biological replicates. (B) Quantitative RT-PCR measurements of three additional RIPs. Error bars are SEM. ***, p<0.001; **, p<0.01; n.s., not significant (Student's t-test). (C,D) Translational efficiency of <i>glp-1</i> mRNA depends on <i>gld-4</i> activity. The data are representative of three independent biological experiments. (C) Polysome gradient. Top is to the right; grey peaks represent optical density read of 258 nm; the peaks of the large ribosomal subunit (60S), monosomes (80S), and polysomes are indicated. Relative <i>glp-1</i> mRNA levels are lower in polysome fractions of <i>gld-4</i>(RNAi) as measured by RT-qPCR. (D) Quantification and comparison of <i>glp-1</i> mRNA in pooled polysomal (polys.) and non-polysomal (non-polys.) fractions. Each measurement was normalized to an internal spike-in control (see <a href="http://www.plosgenetics.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pgen.1004647#s4" target="_blank">Materials and Methods</a>). Error bars are SEM. *, p<0.05; n.s., not significant (Student's t-test). (E,F) poly(A) tails of <i>glp-1</i> mRNA are reduced upon <i>gld-4</i>(RNAi). (E) Representative PAT assay (n = 2) of the <i>glp-1</i> mRNA material from (C) and the gradient input material. Nucleotide size marker to the left. Lane 7 reflects a 3′UTR with a strongly reduced poly(A) tail (pA) after RNAase H and oligo dT treatment (H/dT). (F) Line scans of PAT assay from (E).</p
