WormMine: ExpressionPattern Expr9863

• Pattern: In worms carrying the Ptry-5::TRY-5::GFP reporter, the TRY-5::GFP fusion protein exhibited a localization pattern consistent with secretion from the vas deferens. Within the valve and cuboidal cells, TRY-5::GFP was localized to globular foci. In L4 larvae, most globules aligned with the apical domain that lines the developing sperm channel. In mature adults, very large globules were present that tended to cluster apically, and additional small globules were present throughout the cytoplasm. We sometimes observed TRY-5::GFP within the lumen of the seminal vesicle, likely as a result of release from the adjacent, highly-expressing valve cells.
• Primary Identifier: Expr9863

5 Anatomy Terms

Definition	Name	Synonym	Primary Identifier
That portion of the male reproductive tract, through which sperm are delivered to the proctodeum and then the cloaca in the tail. Thus that portion which is distal to the testis, made of a total of 30 cells.	vas deferens	gon_male_vdef	WBbt:0005337
Gonochoristic organism that can produce male gametes.	male	male organism	WBbt:0007850
part of male gonad that holds mature sperm, made of a total of 12 nuclei.	seminal vesicle	gon_male_sves	WBbt:0006870
Cell of the vas deferens valve region.	vas deferens valve cell		WBbt:0008441
cell of cuboidal morphology in male vas deferens.	vas deferens cuboidal cell		WBbt:0008444

1 Genes

WormBase Gene ID	Gene Name	Sequence Name	Organism
WBGene00006623	try-5	K07B1.1	Caenorhabditis elegans

2 Life Stages

Remark	Definition	Other Name	Public Name	Primary Identifier
	The stage that begins when a C.elegans individual is fully-developed and has reached maturity.		adult Ce	WBls:0000041
	The fourth stage larva. At 25 Centigrade, it ranges 40-49.5 hours after fertilization, 26-35.5 hours after hatch.		L4 larva Ce	WBls:0000038