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Yolk-deprived Caenorhabditis elegans secure brood size at the expense of competitive fitness

ABSTRACT: Oviparous animals support reproduction via the incorporation of yolk as a nutrient source into the eggs. In Caenorhabditis elegans, however, yolk proteins seem dispensable for fecundity, despite constituting the vast majority of the embryonic protein pool and acting as carriers for nutrient-rich lipids. Here, we used yolk protein-deprived C. elegans mutants to gain insight into the traits that may yet be influenced by yolk rationing. We show that massive yolk provisioning confers a temporal advantage during embryogenesis, while also increasing early juvenile body size and promoting competitive fitness. Opposite to species that reduce egg production under yolk deprivation, our results indicate that C. elegans relies on yolk as a fail-safe to secure offspring survival, rather than to maintain offspring numbers.

INSTRUMENT(S): Q Exactive

ORGANISM(S): Caenorhabditis Elegans

TISSUE(S): Embryo

SUBMITTER: Ellen Geens

LAB HEAD: Liesbet Temmerman

PROVIDER: PXD041110 | Pride | 2023-04-12

REPOSITORIES: Pride

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