WormMine: ExpressionPattern Expr11493

• Pattern: A CDC-42::GFP fusion protein is diffusely distributed in the cytoplasm of the tail tip cells at the early L4 stage and then localizes to foci at the apical surfaces of the tail tip cells just before retraction begins at mid-L4. During retraction, CDC-42::GFP again becomes diffuse in the cytoplasm.
• Primary Identifier: Expr11493
• Remark: Temporal description
• Subcellular Localization: CDC-42::GFP is cytoplasmic prior to tail tip retraction, localizes to the membranes and discrete puncta during retraction (arrow), and becomes cytoplasmic again in late L4 and adults

1 Anatomy Terms

Definition	Name	Synonym	Primary Identifier
syncytial hypodermal cell of the tip of male tail; migrates anteiorly during male tail morphogenesis.	male tail tip cell		WBbt:0008354

1 Genes

WormBase Gene ID	Gene Name	Sequence Name	Organism
WBGene00000390	cdc-42	R07G3.1	Caenorhabditis elegans

1 Life Stages

Remark	Definition	Other Name	Public Name	Primary Identifier
	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