Fig. 12
From: Spatial pattern analysis of nuclear migration in remodelled muscles during Drosophila metamorphosis
Comparison of change in longitudinal nuclear spread during polar and anti-polar migration between different genotypes. The graph shows the mean of difference in the longitudinal nuclear spread L n between different genotype for anti-polar migration (a) and polar migration (b). The error bars show the 95% confidence interval. During anti-polar migration, the movement of nuclei towards the muscle centre is higher in Atg5, Atg9 and Atg18 compared to control. Therefore, at the end of anti-polar migration the distance between extreme nuclei and poles is significantly large in above mentioned Atg genes. However, during polar migration, the total distance moved by nuclei towards poles in Atgs is not significantly different from control. This would indicate that the reduced expanse of nuclei in Atgs compared to control during polar migration (Fig. 14) is due to positioning of nuclei at large distances from poles at beginning of polar migration. The reduced anti-polar migration in Cp1 is also shown by the small change in expanse of nuclear structure as compared to control. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001, ns  =  not significant (P > 0.05)