WormMine: ExpressionPattern Expr12211

• Pattern: PMK-2 expression was mostly restricted to the nervous system; PMK-2 expression was detected in head, body, and tail ganglia as well as the nerve ring and ventral nerve cord. Faint and diffuse expression of PMK-2 was also observed in the distal tip cell and spermatheca at levels much lower than observed in the nervous system. Importantly, PMK-2 expression was excluded from the intestine, where PMK-1 functions solely in innate immunity.
• Primary Identifier: Expr12211

7 Anatomy Terms

Definition	Name	Synonym	Primary Identifier
an accordion-like tube that contains sperm and is the site of oocyte fertilization.	spermatheca		WBbt:0005319
somatic cell that situates at the tip of a gonad arm.	distal tip cell	DTC	WBbt:0006865
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
the most extensive region of neuropil in the animal, consists of a large toroidal bundle of processes.	nerve ring	circumpharyngeal nerve ring	WBbt:0006749
ganglion in the head.	head ganglion		WBbt:0005135
ganglion in the trunk of the body.	body ganglion		WBbt:0005332
ganglion in the tail region (posterior to rectum).	tail ganglion		WBbt:0006977

1 Genes

WormBase Gene ID	Gene Name	Sequence Name	Organism
WBGene00004056	pmk-2	F42G8.3	Caenorhabditis elegans

0 Life Stages