WormMine: ExpressionPattern Expr15501

• Pattern: Though the tag-63 reporter occasionally reveals faint expression in gonads and intestines, we mostly detected strong expression in neurons such as body, head and tail neurons. In detail, we identified significant expression in sublateral neurons, CANL/ CANR neurons, nerve ring and amphid neurons, ventral cord neurons, tail neurons, and mechanosensory neurons such as ALM. In many of these neurons TAG-63 colocalizes with (neuron-specific kinesin-3) UNC-104 and (synaptic precursor) SNB-1 proteins.
• Primary Identifier: Expr15501

13 Anatomy Terms

Definition	Name	Synonym	Primary Identifier
neuron with cell body associated with the ventral nerve cord.	ventral cord neuron	ventral cord motoneuron	WBbt:0005300
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
neuron with its cell body situated in the head, excluding the pharynx.	head neuron		WBbt:0006751
neuron with its cell body situated in the tail, posterior to rectum.	tail neuron		WBbt:0006759
the most extensive region of neuropil in the animal, consists of a large toroidal bundle of processes.	nerve ring	circumpharyngeal nerve ring	WBbt:0006749
neuron of the amphid sensillum	amphid neuron	amphid sensory neuron	WBbt:0005394
organ producing either sperm or ova.	gonad		WBbt:0005175
Anterior lateral microtubule cell, touch receptor	ALML	lineage name: ABarppaappa	WBbt:0003954
Anterior lateral microtubule cell, touch receptor	ALMR	lineage name: ABarpppappa	WBbt:0003953
Process runs along excretory canal, no synapses, essential for survival	CANL	lineage name: ABalapaaapa	WBbt:0004949
Process runs along excretory canal, no synapses, essential for survival	CANR	lineage name: ABalappappa	WBbt:0004947
The left and right lateral ganglia lie beside the nerve ring in the head. They each contain about (30) neuron cell bodies and send their neuronal processes into the ring at its posterior margin either laterally or ventrally via the amphid commissures and ventral ganglion, but form no local neuropil separate from the nerve ring. The lateral ganglia are in close contact with the lateral hypodermal cords.	lateral ganglion	lateral ganglia	WBbt:0005105
neuron that senses and responds to mechanical stimuli, such as touch.	mechanosensory neuron		WBbt:0008431

1 Genes

WormBase Gene ID	Gene Name	Sequence Name	Organism
WBGene00006440	nefr-1	Y47G6A.28	Caenorhabditis elegans

0 Life Stages