WormMine

WS295

Intermine data mining platform for C. elegans and related nematodes

Expression Pattern :

Pattern  A previous study described kgb-1 expression from 1.77 Kb of its upstream sequence in the pharynx, intestine, body wall muscle, spermatheca, and sensory neurons, starting as early as the egg stage and continuing through adulthood (Gerke et al. 2014). A KGB-1::GFP fusion protein expressed from a 8.7 Kb of the kgb-1 genomic locus including 4.6 Kb of the kgb-1 upstream sequences and all introns demonstrated similar expression patterns and further revealed expression in the epidermis, vulva, and in what appear to be motor neurons. Localization of KGB-1 was prominent in intestinal and epidermal nuclei, in the apical membrane of intestinal cells, and along the muscle myofilaments. Primary Identifier  Expr13962

8 Anatomy Terms

Definition Name Synonym Primary Identifier
an accordion-like tube that contains sperm and is the site of oocyte fertilization. spermatheca   WBbt:0005319
female genital. vulva   WBbt:0006748
A chain of very large cuboidal cells forming a wide central lumen in which food arrives from the posterior pharynx, is digested, and from which waste products proceed to the rectum. Intestinal rings form in groups of two and four cells surrounding the common lumen; thus the epithelium is only one cell deep at any point, with neighboring cells firmly secured to their neighbors by apical adherens junctions. These cells have very large nuclei and many large vacuoles, yolk granules, and other inclusions; the latter increase in number and electron density as the animal ages. intestine gut WBbt:0005772
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
Epidermal layer. hypodermis epidermis WBbt:0005733
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 making synapse on an effector (muscle, gland). motor neuron motoneuron WBbt:0005409
neuron that senses external stimuli and transduce them to signals internal to the organism. sensory neuron   WBbt:0005759

1 Genes

WormBase Gene ID Gene Name Sequence Name Organism
WBGene00002187 kgb-1 T07A9.3 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