WormMine: ExpressionPattern Expr1159

• Pattern: maternal RNAs are preferentially maintained in germline blastomeres. In some embryos hybridized to the nos-2 probe, in situ signal appeared concentrated in small dots around the nuclei of germline blastomeres. The majority of nos-2 positive foci were also recognized by the K76 antibody for P granules. Not all nos-2 transcripts, however, appear to be localized on P granules, since significant levels of nos-2 RNA could also be detected throughout the cytoplasm of somatic blastomeres that do not contain P granules.
• Primary Identifier: Expr1159
• Subcellular Localization: small dots around the nuclei

2 Anatomy Terms

Definition	Name	Synonym	Primary Identifier
Germ line precursor cell	Z2	lineage name: P4.p	WBbt:0004576
Germ line precursor cell	Z3	lineage name: P4.a	WBbt:0004575

1 Genes

WormBase Gene ID	Gene Name	Sequence Name	Organism
WBGene00003784	nos-2	ZK1127.1	Caenorhabditis elegans

1 Life Stages

Remark	Definition	Other Name	Public Name	Primary Identifier
	The whole period of embryogenesis in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, from the formation of an egg until hatching.		embryo Ce	WBls:0000003