WormMine: ExpressionPattern Expr14483

• Primary Identifier: Expr14483
• Subcellular Localization: sorb-1::gfp was strongly expressed in all body wall muscles, where the protein tagged with green fluorescent protein (GFP) localized to adhesion plaques between myocytes and to dense bodies. SORB-1::GFP was also observed in muscle arm attachment sites at the nerve ring, where protrusions from head muscles form contacts with the basement membrane (White et al., 1986). SORB-1::GFP was also observed in all nonstriated muscles of C. elegans with the exception of the pharynx, localizing exclusively to integrin adhesion sites. Fluorescent signal localized strongly to the origins and insertions of the vulval and anal depressor muscles as well as to the spicule-associated and diagonal muscles of the male tail. In myocytes more closely resembling vertebrate smooth muscle, such as the uterus, stomatointestinal muscle, and proximal gonad sheath, GFP signal was present in small puncta present throughout the tissue).

8 Anatomy Terms

Definition	Name	Synonym	Primary Identifier
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
muscle associated with hermaphrodite vulva.	vulval muscle		WBbt:0005821
a single, H-shaped cell which lies just above the anus and connects the roof of the anal canal to the dorsal bodywall; its contractions act to increase the size of the anal opening by lifting the roof of the rectum and hence facilitate expulsion of intestinal contents.	anal depressor muscle	dilator muscle	WBbt:0004292
The organ in which the eggs are developed and protected until laid.	uterus		WBbt:0006760
intestinal muscle cell, attach to intestine and body wall anterior to anus	intestinal muscle	stomato-intestinal muscle	WBbt:0005796
specialized muscle in the male.	diagonal muscle	dgl	WBbt:0005815
specialized musle type of the male spicule.	spicule muscle	mu_male_spic	WBbt:0006911
any of sheath cells of the anterior gonad arm.	anterior gonadal sheath cell		WBbt:0006871

1 Genes

WormBase Gene ID	Gene Name	Sequence Name	Organism
WBGene00012891	sorb-1	Y45F10D.13	Caenorhabditis elegans

0 Life Stages