WormMine: ExpressionPattern Expr13719

• Pattern: A Pglit-1::gfp transcriptional construct revealed that GLIT-1 is expressed in the pharynx, the intestine, and in several cells in the head including dopaminergic neurons. N-terminal GFP-tagging of GLIT-1 protein confirmed this expression pattern. GFP::GLIT-1 expression could be clearly detected in dopaminergic neurons in L4 stage larvae and adult animals, but such expression could not be ascertained at earlier developmental stages, possibly due to low levels of GLIT-1 expression.
• Primary Identifier: Expr13719

4 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
Neuron that uses dopamine (DA) as a neurotransmitter.	dopaminergic neuron		WBbt:0006746
anterior-most body region containing the pharynx.	head		WBbt:0005739

1 Genes

WormBase Gene ID	Gene Name	Sequence Name	Organism
WBGene00018878	glit-1	F55D10.3	Caenorhabditis elegans

1 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