WormMine: ExpressionPattern Expr1414

• Pattern: Transcript levels are highest in adult worms and in embryos. Some accumulation also occurs in the L4 larval stage, but mes-2 transcript is greatly reduced in earlier larval stages. mes-2 transcript is severely reduced (4% of wild type) in worms that essentially lack a germline, but is present in worms that have a germline, regardless of the sex of the germline (66% to 85% of wild type).
• Primary Identifier: Expr1414

1 Anatomy Terms

Definition	Name	Synonym	Primary Identifier
cell line which early in development becomes differentiated from the remaining somatic cell line, and alone has the potential to undergo meiosis and form gametes.	germ line	germline	WBbt:0005784

1 Genes

WormBase Gene ID	Gene Name	Sequence Name	Organism
WBGene00003220	mes-2	R06A4.7	Caenorhabditis elegans

1 Life Stages

Remark	Definition	Other Name	Public Name	Primary Identifier
	All C. elegans development stages, including embryo, larva and adult stage.		all stages Ce	WBls:0000002