WormMine: ExpressionPattern Expr16345

• Pattern: First, we built an aex-2 transcriptional reporter Paex-2::mNeonGreen, and found that aex-2 was mainly expressed in the nervous system with some in the posterior gut, which is consistent with the previous report (Wang et al, 2013).Second, we co-expressed Paex-2::mNeonGreen with the AIY-specific marker Pttx-3::mCherry, and found that the expression of those two reporters overlapped, indicating that aex-2 is expressed in AIY interneurons.
• Primary Identifier: Expr16345

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
Complement of nervous tissue (neurones, nerves, receptors and support cells) serving to detect, relay and coordinate information about an animal`s internal and external environments and to initiate and integrate its effector responses and activities.	nervous system		WBbt:0005735
Amphid interneuron	AIYL	lineage name: ABplpapaaap	WBbt:0003963
Amphid interneuron	AIYR	lineage name: ABprpapaaap	WBbt:0003961

1 Genes

WormBase Gene ID	Gene Name	Sequence Name	Organism
WBGene00000085	aex-2	T14B1.2	Caenorhabditis elegans

0 Life Stages