WormMine: ExpressionPattern Expr8186

• Pattern: The fluorescence of the fusion polypeptides was restricted to intestinal cells presenting a characteristic endotube-like sub-apical distribution.
• Primary Identifier: Expr8186
• Remark: Overall, IFB-2::CFP fluorescence matched almost completely that of anti-IFC-2 (see Expr8185). Picture: Figure 2, Figure 3, Movies 1, 2
• Subcellular Localization: In adult worms, most of the fluorescence was concentrated in the sub-apical cytoplasm forming a dense fibrous meshwork with regularly spaced fenestrations. Substantial enrichment was noted in junctional areas, where it decorated the entire junctional complex as seen in the close-up of the adjoining lateral membranes. Furthermore, multiple fluorescent cytoplasmic granules were noted.

1 Anatomy Terms

Definition	Name	Synonym	Primary Identifier
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

1 Genes

WormBase Gene ID	Gene Name	Sequence Name	Organism
WBGene00002054	ifb-2	F10C1.7	Caenorhabditis elegans

0 Life Stages