| Pattern | UNC-16 was broadly expressed throughout the nervous system. By imaging the well-isolated ALM neuron, it was observed that UNC-16 was equally concentrated in its cell soma and its initial segment. The UNC-16 signal dropped off rapidly after the initial segment, but was still sparsely distributed throughout the remaining process and was also sparsely distributed in the dorsal axons of motor neurons in a pattern that did not align with synaptic sites. The localization of native UNC-16 is thus consistent with a function in the axon initial segment; however, it is also present on sparsely distributed structures distal to the initial segment and thus may also function at other locations. Immunolocalization of native UNC-16 showed that it is present in the synaptic region of axons. | Primary Identifier | Expr11021 |
| Definition | Name | Synonym | Primary Identifier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| WormBase Gene ID | Gene Name | Sequence Name | Organism |
|---|---|---|---|
| WBGene00006755 | unc-16 | ZK1098.10 | Caenorhabditis elegans |
