WormMine

WS294

Intermine data mining platform for C. elegans and related nematodes

Expression Pattern :

Pattern  Adult Expression: pharynx; Reproductive System; uterus; vulva other; spermatheca uterine valve; spermatheca; gonad sheath cells; body wall muscle; hypodermis; seam cells; unidentified cells in head; unidentified cells in tail ; Larval Expression: pharynx; Reproductive System; developing vulva; developing uterus; body wall muscle; hypodermis; seam cells; unidentified cells in head; unidentified cells in tail ; Primary Identifier  Expr6117
Remark  Also expressed in (comments from author) : unidentified cells in head and tail, some probably neural, also maybe head mesodermal cell.Mosaic population. Strain: BC12839 Reporter Gene  [alg-1::gfp] transcriptional fusion. PCR products were amplified using primer A: 5' [GCTTGTCACCGCGTAGTCTT] 3' and primer B 5' [GTCGTTTGAGGCGACGTTAG] 3'.

12 Anatomy Terms

Definition Name Synonym Primary Identifier
A valve tissue that connects the spermatheca and the uterus of a hermaphrodite gonad. spermathecal-uterine junction sp-ut valve WBbt:0006756
female genital. vulva   WBbt:0006748
an accordion-like tube that contains sperm and is the site of oocyte fertilization. spermatheca   WBbt:0005319
Epidermal layer. hypodermis epidermis WBbt:0005733
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
the feeding organ, a neuro-muscular pump in the head of the animal, used to ingest food, bacteria suspended in liquid, filter them out, grind them up and transport posteriorly into the instestine. pharynx esophagus WBbt:0003681
The organ in which the eggs are developed and protected until laid. uterus   WBbt:0006760
a group of hypodermal cells that lie along the apical midline of the hypodermis, at the extreme left and right sides between nose and tail seam cell lateral hypodermis WBbt:0005753
posterior region, from rectum to the end tail   WBbt:0005741
five pairs of thin gonadal sheath cells form a single layer covering the germ line component of each arm, each pair occupying a stereotyped position along the gonad proximal-distal axis. gonadal sheath cell   WBbt:0005828
anterior-most body region containing the pharynx. head   WBbt:0005739
  reproductive system   WBbt:0005747

1 Genes

WormBase Gene ID Gene Name Sequence Name Organism
WBGene00000105 alg-1 F48F7.1 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
  A developmental life stage of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans that occurs from egg hatching until adulthood. larva Ce WBls:0000023