Primary screen (adults). RNAi treatment enhanced aggregation of a-syn in worms coexpressing a-syn::GFP and TOR-2. The misfolded protein appeared over developmental time and was randomly distributed in the cytoplasm of the body-wall muscle cells.
Any variation in the subcellular localization of a gene product produced by DNA coded for by exogenous genetic material that has been introduced into the organism compared to its expression in control animals.
Variations that result in the accumulation of soluble/insoluble protein aggregates in a particular cell or tissue, compared to control. Protein aggregates are often formed by interactions between misfolded protein molecules and/or deficiencies in proper protein folding.