WormMine: ExpressionPattern Expr8057

• Pattern: Fluorescent signals from NLP-12::mCherry could be observed in hermaphrodites throughout post-embryonic life. All transgenic lines showed consistent NLP-12::mCherry expression in one tail neuron with its cell body located in the dorso-rectal ganglion, which could be identified as the ring interneuron DVA. In addition, expression was observed in all 6 coelomocytes.
• Primary Identifier: Expr8057
• Remark: Picture: Figure 7. The expression of nlp-12 in the DVA tail neuron could be confirmed by immunostaining with an antibody directed against NLP-12a (A. Mousley and A. Maule, unpublished data). The coelomocyte expression could not be confirmed with the immunological method (A. Mousley and A. Maule, unpublished data).
• Subcellular Localization: The fluorescence was visible in the anteriorly directed process of DVA, running along the ventral nerve cord, towards and around the circumpharyngeal nerve ring. The fluorescent signals were clearly visible in the prominent cytoplasmic vesicles typical for the coelomocytes.

2 Anatomy Terms

Definition	Name	Synonym	Primary Identifier
A free-floating spherical cell lying in the pseudocoelomic cavity of larvae and adult C. elegans which can endocytose many compounds, possibly for immune surveillance. There are six coelomocytes in adult hermaphrodites, and they display prominent cytoplasmic inclusions and vacuoles.	coelomocyte		WBbt:0005751
Neuron class of one ring interneuron, cell body in dorsorectal ganglion, has a large vesicle-filled process in ring.	DVA	lineage name: ABprppppapp	WBbt:0004823

1 Genes

WormBase Gene ID	Gene Name	Sequence Name	Organism
WBGene00003750	nlp-12	M01D7.5	Caenorhabditis elegans

0 Life Stages