WormMine: ExpressionPattern Expr10797

• Pattern: Most, if not all, GABAergic motor neurons expressed Pmec-15::GFP. In addition, Pmec-15::GFP was expressed in many non-GABAergic motor neurons in the ventral nerve cord, indicating that mec-15 is also expressed in cholinergic motor neurons. Pmec-15::GFP was also expressed in neurons in the head and tail as well as in other tissues as reported previously.
• Primary Identifier: Expr10797

5 Anatomy Terms

Definition	Name	Synonym	Primary Identifier
neuron with cell body associated with the ventral nerve cord.	ventral cord neuron	ventral cord motoneuron	WBbt:0005300
neuron with its cell body situated in the head, excluding the pharynx.	head neuron		WBbt:0006751
neuron with its cell body situated in the tail, posterior to rectum.	tail neuron		WBbt:0006759
neuron that uses GABA as a vesicular neurotransmitter.	GABAergic neuron		WBbt:0005190
neuron that uses vesicular acetylcholine as a neurotransmitter.	cholinergic neuron	ACh neuron	WBbt:0006840

1 Genes

WormBase Gene ID	Gene Name	Sequence Name	Organism
WBGene00003177	mec-15	T01E8.4	Caenorhabditis elegans

0 Life Stages