WormMine: ExpressionPattern Expr848

• Pattern: Transcripts for unc-32 were detected at high levels in early embryos from the one-cell stage to the end of gastrulation. In larvae and adults, transcripts were clearly present in the gonad, in the intestine, in many neurons in the head, and in motoneurons in the ventral cord. This expression pattern is consistent with the expression of a LacZ reporter gene driven by the upstream region of the unc-32 gene. unc-32 transcripts Containing Exon 4b Are Specifically Expressed in the Nervous System. In situ hybridization with the unc-32 gene revealed a large domain of expression, especially in the embryo where the expression is ubiquitous.
• Primary Identifier: Expr848

4 Anatomy Terms

Definition	Name	Synonym	Primary Identifier
neuron with cell body associated with the ventral nerve cord.	ventral cord neuron	ventral cord motoneuron	WBbt:0005300
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
neuron with its cell body situated in the head, excluding the pharynx.	head neuron		WBbt:0006751
organ producing either sperm or ova.	gonad		WBbt:0005175

1 Genes

WormBase Gene ID	Gene Name	Sequence Name	Organism
WBGene00006768	unc-32	ZK637.8	Caenorhabditis elegans

7 Life Stages

Remark	Definition	Other Name	Public Name	Primary Identifier
	The second stage larva. At 25 Centigrade, it ranges 25.5-32.5 hours after fertilization, 11.5-18.5 hours after hatch.		L2 larva Ce	WBls:0000027
	The fourth stage larva. At 25 Centigrade, it ranges 40-49.5 hours after fertilization, 26-35.5 hours after hatch.		L4 larva Ce	WBls:0000038
	The first stage larva. At 25 Centigrade, it ranges 14-25.5 hours after fertilization, 0-11.5 hours after hatch.		L1 larva Ce	WBls:0000024
	The stage that begins when a C.elegans individual is fully-developed and has reached maturity.		adult Ce	WBls:0000041
	The third stage larva. At 25 Centigrade, it ranges 32.5-40 hours after fertilization, 18.5-26 hours after hatch.		L3 larva Ce	WBls:0000035
	The C. elegans life stage spanning 100-290min after first cleavage at 20 Centigrade. Proliferate from 28 cells to 421 cells. Referring to the whole period of gastrulation.		gastrulating embryo Ce	WBls:0000010
	The C. elegans life stage spanning 0-100min after first cleavage at 20 Centigrade. Proliferate from 1 cell to 28 cells. From first cleavage until the start of gastrulation.		blastula embryo Ce	WBls:0000005