WormMine: ExpressionPattern Expr14524

• Pattern: Pcdc-25.4::gfp was expressed in many neurons, including pharyngeal neurons, the ventral nerve cord, and tail neurons in both hermaphrodites and males. However, the signal was not detected in the dorsal nerve cord. Pcdc-25.4::gfp expression was also observed in pharyngeal muscles, the head ganglion, preanal ganglion, and lumbar ganglion. In particular, Pcdc-25.4::gfp was expressed in ray cell bodies, spicule neurons, hook neurons, and postcloacal sensilla neurons in male tails. cdc-25.4 was also expressed in germ cells, including oocytes and sperm.
• Primary Identifier: Expr14524

14 Anatomy Terms

Definition	Name	Synonym	Primary Identifier
a large process bundle that runs along the vental mid-line extending from the ventral region of the nerve ring.	ventral nerve cord	ventral cord	WBbt:0005829
type of cells that make up muscle layers in the pharynx.	pharyngeal muscle cell		WBbt:0005451
neuron with its cell body situated in the tail, posterior to rectum.	tail neuron		WBbt:0006759
neuron of the pharyngeal nervous system.	pharyngeal neuron		WBbt:0005439
a bilateral pair of sensilla immediately posterior of the cloaca.	postcloacal sensillum		WBbt:0005487
ganglion in the head.	head ganglion		WBbt:0005135
ganglion anterior to the anus.	preanal ganglion		WBbt:0005448
The left and right lumbar ganglia lie behind the pre-anal ganglion in the tail, in lateral positions. Each contains 12 neuron cell bodies that send most of their neuronal processes into the ventral nerve cord via lumbar commissures and the pre-anal ganglion. There is no local neuropil in these ganglia in the hermaphrodite, instead they form most synapses in the pre-anal ganglion. Most lumbar neurons have sensory functions. In the adult male tail, these two ganglia gain many additional neurons and have some local neuropil. The lumbar neurons lie in close association with the lateral hypodermis, and most are posterior to the anus.	lumbar ganglion	lumbar lateral ganglia	WBbt:0005830
male sensory organ; nine bilateral pairs of finger-like rays (numbered 1 to 9, Left/Right) radiate from the tail and are embedded in a cuticlar fan.	ray	male sensory ray	WBbt:0006941
Gonochoristic organism that can produce male gametes.	male	male organism	WBbt:0007850
Sensory neuron of copulatory spicule in male, cilliated, open to outside at tip of spicule.	spicule neuron	SP neuron	WBbt:0005831
a cell, of either sex, directly concerned in the production of a new organism.	germ cell		WBbt:0006796
Multi-cellular organism that can produce both male and female gametes.	hermaphrodite	hermaphroditic organism	WBbt:0007849
sensory organ of male hook.	hook sensillum		WBbt:0006930

1 Genes

WormBase Gene ID	Gene Name	Sequence Name	Organism
WBGene00000389	cdc-25.4	R05H5.2	Caenorhabditis elegans

0 Life Stages