WormMine: ExpressionPattern Expr16346

• Pattern: The analysis of transgenic lines showed GFP fluorescence throughout their lifespan, which agrees well with previously published transcriptomic data (Golden et al., 2008; Grün et al., 2014). We found that kin-9p(2.1 kb)::GFP adults exhibited fluorescence in the pharynx, intestine, and certain cells located in the tail. While kin-9p(4.3 kb)::GFP animals exhibited a similar pattern, interestingly, no fluorescence was observed in the posterior region. It is possible that the longer fragment has certain inhibitory sequences that contribute to differences in expression.
• Primary Identifier: Expr16346

3 Anatomy Terms

Definition	Name	Synonym	Primary Identifier
A chain of very large cuboidal cells forming a wide central lumen in which food arrives from the posterior pharynx, is digested, and from which waste products proceed to the rectum. Intestinal rings form in groups of two and four cells surrounding the common lumen; thus the epithelium is only one cell deep at any point, with neighboring cells firmly secured to their neighbors by apical adherens junctions. These cells have very large nuclei and many large vacuoles, yolk granules, and other inclusions; the latter increase in number and electron density as the animal ages.	intestine	gut	WBbt:0005772
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
posterior region, from rectum to the end	tail		WBbt:0005741

1 Genes

WormBase Gene ID	Gene Name	Sequence Name	Organism
WBGene00002195	kin-9	F08F1.1	Caenorhabditis elegans

0 Life Stages