WormMine: ExpressionPattern Expr2736

• Pattern: Hybridization of mlc probes to wild type demonstrated that mlc-1 is expressed in body-wall muscles, pharyngeal muscles, and vulval muscles. mlc-1 mRNA is present in all regions of the pharynx (procorpus, metacorpus, isthmus, and terminal bulb). mlc-1 mRNA was not detected in several of the minor muscle groups, such as the intestinal, uterine, anal depressor, and sphincter muscles, but these tissues were not well-preserved by the fixation methods. Similarly, mlc mRNA was not detected in nonmuscle cells, although such expression might be below detectable levels.
• Primary Identifier: Expr2736

4 Anatomy Terms

Definition	Name	Synonym	Primary Identifier
type of cells that make up muscle layers in the pharynx.	pharyngeal muscle cell		WBbt:0005451
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
muscle associated with hermaphrodite vulva.	vulval muscle		WBbt:0005821
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

1 Genes

WormBase Gene ID	Gene Name	Sequence Name	Organism
WBGene00003369	mlc-1	C36E6.3	Caenorhabditis elegans

0 Life Stages