| Pattern | A striking differential splicing pattern was observed with a reporter monitoring alternative exon 16 of unc-16/JIP3 in the ventral nerve cord, which is composed of excitatory cholinergic and inhibitory GABAergic motor neurons. The exon-16-included isoform is expressed in both cholinergic and GABAergic neurons, while the excluded isoform is expressed only in GABAergic neurons, confirmed by coexpressing a codon-optimized enhanced blue fluorescent protein (eBFP) in GABAergic neurons. | Primary Identifier | Expr11973 |
| Reporter Gene | Two-color splicing reporter. |
| Definition | Name | Synonym | Primary Identifier |
|---|---|---|---|
| neuron that uses GABA as a vesicular neurotransmitter. | GABAergic neuron | WBbt:0005190 | |
| neuron that uses vesicular acetylcholine as a neurotransmitter. | cholinergic neuron | ACh neuron | WBbt:0006840 |
| WormBase Gene ID | Gene Name | Sequence Name | Organism |
|---|---|---|---|
| WBGene00006755 | unc-16 | ZK1098.10 | Caenorhabditis elegans |
