| Primary Identifier | Expr10983 | Subcellular Localization | Fluorescence microscopy analysis identified substantial levels of IFY-1-GFP in the cytoplasm of germ cells. The cytoplasmic IFY-1-GFP was maintained at a high level during oocyte maturation. Upon nuclear envelope breakdown (NEBD) in mature oocytes, IFY-1-GFP began associating with chromosomes and meiosis I spindle microtubules, and remained associated with them during meiosis I but disappeared immediately after homologous chromosome separation (anaphase I). Cytoplasmic levels of IFY-1-GFP were also reduced immediately after chromosomal IFY-1-GFP degradation and maintained at a low level during meiosis II and the following mitoses. There was no appreciable chromosomal association of IFY-1- GFP fluorescence signal in embryonic cells undergoing mitosis during early stage embryogenesis. Also, there was cell cycle-dependent chromosomal association of IFY-1 in embryos developing further than the 4E stage (50-90 cells). |
| Definition | Name | Synonym | Primary Identifier |
|---|---|---|---|
| a cell, of either sex, directly concerned in the production of a new organism. | germ cell | WBbt:0006796 |
| WormBase Gene ID | Gene Name | Sequence Name | Organism |
|---|---|---|---|
| WBGene00002068 | ify-1 | C27A2.3 | Caenorhabditis elegans |
