WormMine

WS294

Intermine data mining platform for C. elegans and related nematodes

Expression Pattern :

Pattern  A-class motor neuron: enriched in larva (1.8); not expressed in embryo. Neuronal expression include: All ventral cord motor neurons, head and tail neurons, touch neurons. Also expressed in other cells: Body muscle, anal depressor, sphincter muscle? Excretory gland cells?. Pan-neuronal: enriched in larva (3.2); not expressed in embryo. Primary Identifier  Expr4852

8 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
Longitudinal bands of muscle cells surrounding animal body, with one band running in each quadrant of the body, regulated contraction and relaxation of these muscles cause locomotion. body wall musculature body muscle WBbt:0005813
neuron with its cell body situated in the head, excluding the pharynx. head neuron   WBbt:0006751
neurons that sense body touch, have specialized microtubules in processes. touch receptor neuron microtubule cell WBbt:0005237
a single, H-shaped cell which lies just above the anus and connects the roof of the anal canal to the dorsal bodywall; its contractions act to increase the size of the anal opening by lifting the roof of the rectum and hence facilitate expulsion of intestinal contents. anal depressor muscle dilator muscle WBbt:0004292
neuron with its cell body situated in the tail, posterior to rectum. tail neuron   WBbt:0006759
gland cell of the secretory-excretory system, sends processes to ring, opens into excretory duct. excretory gland cell exc gl WBbt:0005776
a saddle-shaped muscle cell that encircles the intestinal-rectal valve anal sphincter muscle lineage name: ABprpppppap WBbt:0005798

1 Genes

WormBase Gene ID Gene Name Sequence Name Organism
WBGene00015437 scrm-3 C04E12.7 Caenorhabditis elegans

1 Life Stages

Remark Definition Other Name Public Name Primary Identifier
  A developmental life stage of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans that occurs from egg hatching until adulthood. larva Ce WBls:0000023