WormMine: ExpressionPattern Expr10160

• Pattern: In larvae and adult hermaphrodites, the F40F11.2/mig-38 promoter-driven GFP signal is found mainly in neurons, muscles, and other contractile tissues such as the spermatheca (Hunt-Newbury et al., 2007). mig-38 expression was additionally detected in the somatic gonad precursors, Z1 and Z4 and later within DTCs during larval and adult stages. Gonadal dissections allowed detection of F40F11.2p::GFP expression within the gonadal sheath cells. However, expression was not observed in the germ cells or their precursors Z2 and Z3.
• Primary Identifier: Expr10160
• Subcellular Localization: YFP::MIG-38 is expressed in the cytoplasm of body wall muscle cells. YFP::MIG-38 also appeared to be localized in muscle cell nuclei.

7 Anatomy Terms

Definition	Name	Synonym	Primary Identifier
an accordion-like tube that contains sperm and is the site of oocyte fertilization.	spermatheca		WBbt:0005319
somatic cell that situates at the tip of a gonad arm.	distal tip cell	DTC	WBbt:0006865
Longitudinal bands of muscle cells surrounding animal body, with one band running in each quadrant of the body, regulated contraction and relaxation of these muscles cause locomotion.	body wall musculature	body muscle	WBbt:0005813
Major cell type of nervous tissue, specialized for transmission of information in the form of patterns of impulses.	neuron	neurone	WBbt:0003679
five pairs of thin gonadal sheath cells form a single layer covering the germ line component of each arm, each pair occupying a stereotyped position along the gonad proximal-distal axis.	gonadal sheath cell		WBbt:0005828
Somatic gonad precursor cell	Z4	lineage name: MSappaap	WBbt:0004574
Somatic gonad precursor cell	Z1	lineage name: MSpppaap	WBbt:0004577

1 Genes

WormBase Gene ID	Gene Name	Sequence Name	Organism
WBGene00009587	mig-38	F40F11.2	Caenorhabditis elegans

5 Life Stages

Remark	Definition	Other Name	Public Name	Primary Identifier
	The stage that begins when a C.elegans individual is fully-developed and has reached maturity.		adult Ce	WBls:0000041
	The third stage larva. At 25 Centigrade, it ranges 32.5-40 hours after fertilization, 18.5-26 hours after hatch.		L3 larva Ce	WBls:0000035
	The second stage larva. At 25 Centigrade, it ranges 25.5-32.5 hours after fertilization, 11.5-18.5 hours after hatch.		L2 larva Ce	WBls:0000027
	The fourth stage larva. At 25 Centigrade, it ranges 40-49.5 hours after fertilization, 26-35.5 hours after hatch.		L4 larva Ce	WBls:0000038
	The first stage larva. At 25 Centigrade, it ranges 14-25.5 hours after fertilization, 0-11.5 hours after hatch.		L1 larva Ce	WBls:0000024