WormMine: ExpressionPattern Expr3932

Definition	Name	Synonym	Primary Identifier
a large process bundle that runs along the vental mid-line extending from the ventral region of the nerve ring.	ventral nerve cord	ventral cord	WBbt:0005829
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
muscle associated with hermaphrodite vulva.	vulval muscle		WBbt:0005821
neuron with its cell body situated in the head, excluding the pharynx.	head neuron		WBbt:0006751
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
Major cell type of nervous tissue, specialized for transmission of information in the form of patterns of impulses.	neuron	neurone	WBbt:0003679
Contractile cell that makes up muscle tissue.	muscle cell		WBbt:0003675
a bundle of nerve processes that runs along the dorsal mid-line of the animal.	dorsal nerve cord	dorsal cord	WBbt:0006750

WormBase Gene ID	Gene Name	Sequence Name	Organism
WBGene00006749	unc-9	R12H7.1	Caenorhabditis elegans

Pattern	Transgenic animals showed that UNC-9 was expressed in many neurons and various muscle cells, which was confirmed by co-labeling neurons or muscle cells with GFP.	Primary Identifier	Expr3932
Subcellular Localization	In transgenic animals, both Myc::UNC-9 and UNC-9::GFP appeared as puncta or plaques at intercellular junctions between muscle cell bodies, and near the ventral and dorsal nerve cords where muscle arms interdigitate, but were conspicuously absent at membrane regions where there were neither muscle cell body contacts nor muscle arms. It should be noted the puncta were also observed at intercellular junctions between muscle cells in sequence, which did not show detectable coupling.

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