| Pattern | Reporter gene constructs in which gfp was inserted into various regions of the 5 kb rescuing unc-122 locus showed little to no gfp fluorescence or exclusive expression in coelomocytes. Smaller reporter gene constructs that contain only 5 upstream regions of the unc-122 locus also yielded strong and consistent expression in coelomocytes. | Primary Identifier | Expr2859 |
| Remark | Although this expression is strikingly similar to the coelomocyte expression of the sea urchin OLF protein amassin, authors rule out the possibility that unc-122 acts in coelomocytes to control locomotory behavior. |
| 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 |
| WormBase Gene ID | Gene Name | Sequence Name | Organism |
|---|---|---|---|
| WBGene00006845 | unc-122 | F11C3.2 | Caenorhabditis elegans |
