WormMine: ExpressionPattern Expr13427

• Pattern: To confirm that lgc-46 is expressed in A-MNs, we created a transgenic strain coexpressing GFP and mStrawberry under the control of Plgc-46 and the A-MN-specific promoter Punc-4, respectively. In the transgenic worms, GFP expression was observed in ventral cord MNs, many head neurons, and some neurons in the tail. All mStrawberry-positive neurons were colabelled by GFP, suggesting that lgc-46 is expressed in A-MNs. In addition, GFP was observed in some ventral cord motor neurons not labelled by mStrawberry, which could be GABAergic MNs that reportedly express lgc-46.
• Primary Identifier: Expr13427

5 Anatomy Terms

Definition	Name	Synonym	Primary Identifier
neuron with cell body associated with the ventral nerve cord.	ventral cord neuron	ventral cord motoneuron	WBbt:0005300
neuron with its cell body situated in the head, excluding the pharynx.	head neuron		WBbt:0006751
Neuron class of twelve motoneurons, distributed along the ventral cord, which innervate ventral body muscles.	VA neuron		WBbt:0005339
Neuron class of nine ventral cord motor neuron, innervates dorsal muscle.	DA neuron		WBbt:0005278
neuron with its cell body situated in the tail, posterior to rectum.	tail neuron		WBbt:0006759

1 Genes

WormBase Gene ID	Gene Name	Sequence Name	Organism
WBGene00022106	lgc-46	Y71D11A.5	Caenorhabditis elegans

0 Life Stages