The levels of nAChRs were significantly less in the mutant (about 65% reduced) compared cell surface expression of LEV-1::4xHA in
ric-3(
md158) animals to wild type. The potential to cluster nAChRs at sites along the nerve cords, however, appeared not to be compromised, since the same number of clusters was found along the same length of nerve cord in
md158 and wild type animals.