WormMine: ExpressionPattern Expr16179

• Pattern: The irk-3 translational fusion was not tolerated by the worms, even at low doses. Hence, a transcriptional fusion was used to assess the extent of irk-3 gene expression. Irk-3 promoter activity was limited to neurons, but it was broadly expressed throughout multiple neuronal subtypes, including sensory neurons and the HSN. It is interesting that irk gene expression was notably absent in muscle and hypodermal cells.
• Primary Identifier: Expr16179

4 Anatomy Terms

Definition	Name	Synonym	Primary Identifier
Major cell type of nervous tissue, specialized for transmission of information in the form of patterns of impulses.	neuron	neurone	WBbt:0003679
Herm. specific motor neurons (die in male embryo), innervate vulval muscles, serotonergic	HSNL	lineage name: ABplapppappa	WBbt:0004758
Herm. specific motor neurons (die in male embryo), innervate vulval muscles, serotonergic	HSNR	lineage name: ABprapppappa	WBbt:0004757
neuron that senses external stimuli and transduce them to signals internal to the organism.	sensory neuron		WBbt:0005759

1 Genes

WormBase Gene ID	Gene Name	Sequence Name	Organism
WBGene00002151	irk-3	K04G11.5	Caenorhabditis elegans

0 Life Stages