does not contribute to the misexpression of an adult cell fate marker in mutant dauer larvae.

In dauer larvae, the FOXO ortholog, , opposes the expression of the adult cell fate marker in the lateral hypodermis. acts in part via a heterochronic gene that promotes larval seam cell fate during non-dauer development. Here, we show that a different heterochronic gene, , does not function downstream of to regulate expression during dauer. A gain-of-function allele did not suppress ectopic expression in dauer larvae, and HBL-1 protein was not detectable in control or dauer larvae.