WormMine: ExpressionPattern Expr13456

• Pattern: Under normal osmolarity conditions, AQP-8::GFP localized within the excretory cell soma and throughout the entire anterior excretory canal. Within the posterior excretory canal, the signal intensity decreased from the soma toward the tail region, although the canal is fully extended throughout the whole body in adults (Khan et al., 2013; Kolotuev et al., 2013). In most animals, the signal was only visible along ~80% of the length of the posterior canal.
• Primary Identifier: Expr13456

2 Anatomy Terms

Definition	Name	Synonym	Primary Identifier
H-shaped cell associated with the excretory system, largest cell in C. elegans.	excretory cell	excretory canal cell	WBbt:0005812
Four processes (canals) of the excretory canal cell each contain a central collecting lumen which feeds to a central lumenal canal in the cell body; the central canal forms a specialized membrane to release fluids into the excretory duct. These five canals form a continuous H-shaped channel which extends almost the full length of the body, generally in contact with the lateral hypodermis and the pseudocoelom.	excretory canal	canal	WBbt:0005775

1 Genes

WormBase Gene ID	Gene Name	Sequence Name	Organism
WBGene00000176	aqp-8	K02G10.7	Caenorhabditis elegans

0 Life Stages