1 Anatomy Terms
| Definition | Name | Synonym | Primary Identifier |
|---|---|---|---|
| a female haploid germ cell. | oocyte | ovum | WBbt:0006797 |
1 Genes
| WormBase Gene ID | Gene Name | Sequence Name | Organism |
|---|---|---|---|
| WBGene00000387 | cdc-25.2 | F16B4.8 | Caenorhabditis elegans |
| Pattern | cdc-25.2 mRNA was hardly detectable in glp-1(q224) hermaphrodites compared with N2 hermaphrodites, indicating that cdc-25.2 is preferentially expressed in the germ line. In N2 hermaphrodites, expression of cdc-25.2 mRNA was relatively low until L4 larval stage, but the expression increased significantly in young adult (YA; just after the L4 to adult molting but before egg laying has started) and adult (Ad; egg-laying gravid adult worms) stages, when oogenesis actively occurs in hermaphrodite worms. Furthermore, although cdc-25.2 mRNA was expressed in feminized fem-1(hc17lf) hermaphrodites, it was barely detectable in N2 males and in masculinized fem-3(q20gf) hermaphrodites. These results indicate that cdc-25.2 is expressed primarily in oocytes and not in sperm. However, compared with the robust expression in the N2 hermaphrodite germ line, the expression was much weaker in the feminized fem-1(lf) germ line, suggesting that the presence of sperm or fertilization positively affect the cdc-25.2 expression level. In conclusion, quantitative real-time RT-PCR showed that cdc-25.2 is predominantly expressed in oocytes of adult hermaphrodites. | Primary Identifier | Expr8942 |
| Remark | Picture: Fig 1A. |
| Definition | Name | Synonym | Primary Identifier |
|---|---|---|---|
| a female haploid germ cell. | oocyte | ovum | WBbt:0006797 |
| WormBase Gene ID | Gene Name | Sequence Name | Organism |
|---|---|---|---|
| WBGene00000387 | cdc-25.2 | F16B4.8 | Caenorhabditis elegans |
