For MLN8237 inhibitor experiment: After perm-1 depletion, C. elegans were dissected in embryonic imaging medium (50% L-15 Leibovitz’s Medium [Gibco], 10% 5 mg/mL Inulin, 20% FBS [Gibco], 20% 250 mM HEPES pH 7.5) on a Poly-D-Lysine (R&D Systems)-coated coverslip mounted on a slide with double-sided tape (3M) used as spacer. Additional imaging media was flowed into fill the chamber. Fifty μM MLN8237 or DMSO was flowed into the embryonic chamber at 100 s post NEB while imaging.
For imaging early polarization: Worms were dissected into embryonic imaging medium (50% L-15 Leibovitz’s Medium [Gibco], 10% 5 mg/mL Inulin, 20% FBS, 20% 250 mM HEPES, pH 7.5) on a Poly-D-Lysine (R&D Systems)-coated coverslip mounted on a slide with double-sided tape (3M) used as spacer. Additional media was flowed into fill the chamber before imaging.