Fig. 4. UNC-13 is required for isoflurane sensitivity. ( A ) Proteins known to bind to syntaxin. The proteins are aligned with the syntaxin region, with which it binds. Ca2+Ch-N- and P-type calcium channels, 28,54,mUNC-18-mammalian UNC-18, 55,56,mUNC-13-mammalian UNC-13, 27,Gβ-β subunit of a G protein, 28,complexin, 57,58,synaptotagmin, 55,tomosyn, 59,SNAP-25, 60,vesicle-associated membrane protein (VAMP). 60,61 ( B ) Isoflurane sensitivity of the locomotion of strains with loss-of-function mutations in unc-13 and unc-2 . The full genotypes are tom-1(ok285 null ) unc-13(s69 lf );unc-64(js115 null );oxIs34 [ unc-64 (L166A/E167A);P myo-2 ::GFP], tom-1(ok285 null ) unc-13(e376 lf );unc-64(js115 null );oxIs34 [ unc-64 (L166A/E167A);P myo-2 ::GFP]/+, and unc-2(e55 null ) . Each point represents the mean ± SEM of 10 animals. ( C ) Summary of isoflurane EC50s ± SE of the fit from B . tom-1(ok285);unc-64(js115);oxIs34 is the genetic background for the unc-13 mutants and is shown for comparison along with the wild-type strain N2. * P < 0.01 versus N2 and ok285;js115;oxIs34 .