Null Mutant mig-15(udn323) Shows Touch Receptor Neuron Migration Defects in C. elegans

The C. elegansmig-15 gene is an essential driver of Q-neuroblast polarization and migration. mig-15 mutations alter the migration of Q-neuroblast descendants. However, the effects of complete loss-of-function of mig-15 on C. elegans Touch Receptor Neuron (TRN) migration are not well-characterized. Therefore, we used CRISPR/Cas9 to delete the entire mig-15 gene and assessed the migration of AVM, ALML, ALMR, and PVM TRNs using fluorescence microscopy. In the mig-15 (udn323) null mutant, AVM and PVM neurons often fail to migrate to their correct positions. These findings show that complete loss of mig-15 significantly alters the migration of C. elegans TRNs.