WormMine: ExpressionPattern Expr9645

• Pattern: Both anti-VAB-10N and anti-VAB-10B detected signals in wild-type DTCs. Anti-VAB-10A failed to reveal signals even in wild-type DTCs. Although anti-VAB-10N uniformly stained the cytoplasm of DTCs in whole-mount worm preparations, it detected discontinuous filamentous structures in the dissected gonads. These results suggest that the filamentous antigen localization may be susceptible to fixative conditions. Immunohistochemical analysis also revealed that anti-VAB-10A stained fibrous organelles in the epidermis, and anti-VAB-10B detected reciprocal circumferential bands in the epidermis. We also detected signals in the pharynx and body wall muscle using anti-VAB-10B and anti-VAB-10N.
• Primary Identifier: Expr9645

4 Anatomy Terms

Definition	Name	Synonym	Primary Identifier
somatic cell that situates at the tip of a gonad arm.	distal tip cell	DTC	WBbt:0006865
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

1 Genes

WormBase Gene ID	Gene Name	Sequence Name	Organism
WBGene00006876	vab-10	ZK1151.1	Caenorhabditis elegans

0 Life Stages