WormMine: ExpressionPattern Expr1088

• Pattern: In both larvae and adults, strong staining was observed in body wall muscle and in the lining of the pharynx. The pharyngeal staining is localized to a subset of cells bordering the lumen. strong HSP25 staining was also observed at the junctions between cells forming the spermathecal wall. HSP25 appears to be associated with desmosomes in the spermatheca.
• Primary Identifier: Expr1088
• Remark: When an excess of recombinant HSP25 was included in the reactions as competitor, no staining was observed, indicating that the pattern seen is specific to HSP25.
• Subcellular Localization: In body wall muscle, HSP25 was localized to a series of thin lines parallel to the long axis of the muscle fiber, alternating with thicker lines consisting of discrete spots. This pattern is consistent with the localization of HSP25 to the dense bodies and M-lines of the myofibrils.

3 Anatomy Terms

Definition	Name	Synonym	Primary Identifier
an accordion-like tube that contains sperm and is the site of oocyte fertilization.	spermatheca		WBbt:0005319
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
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
WBGene00002023	hsp-25	C09B8.6	Caenorhabditis elegans

0 Life Stages