WormMine: ExpressionPattern Expr15189

• Pattern: NCAM-1 is expressed throughout the life cycle of C. elegans in several tissues, including the pharynx, nerve ring, in the ventral nerve cord (VNC), germline, spermatheca, and some tail neurons.
• Primary Identifier: Expr15189

6 Anatomy Terms

Definition	Name	Synonym	Primary Identifier
an accordion-like tube that contains sperm and is the site of oocyte fertilization.	spermatheca		WBbt:0005319
a large process bundle that runs along the vental mid-line extending from the ventral region of the nerve ring.	ventral nerve cord	ventral cord	WBbt:0005829
the feeding organ, a neuro-muscular pump in the head of the animal, used to ingest food, bacteria suspended in liquid, filter them out, grind them up and transport posteriorly into the instestine.	pharynx	esophagus	WBbt:0003681
neuron with its cell body situated in the tail, posterior to rectum.	tail neuron		WBbt:0006759
cell line which early in development becomes differentiated from the remaining somatic cell line, and alone has the potential to undergo meiosis and form gametes.	germ line	germline	WBbt:0005784
the most extensive region of neuropil in the animal, consists of a large toroidal bundle of processes.	nerve ring	circumpharyngeal nerve ring	WBbt:0006749

1 Genes

WormBase Gene ID	Gene Name	Sequence Name	Organism
WBGene00017184	ncam-1	F02G3.1	Caenorhabditis elegans

1 Life Stages

Remark	Definition	Other Name	Public Name	Primary Identifier
	All C. elegans development stages, including embryo, larva and adult stage.		all stages Ce	WBls:0000002