WormMine: ExpressionPattern Expr16017

• Pattern: Tagging the canonical long mec-2A isoform with RFP revealed strong expression in the touch neurons, with puncta visible in both the cell body and throughout the neurite, in accordance with previous imaging using antibody staining.
• Primary Identifier: Expr16017

1 Anatomy Terms

Definition	Name	Synonym	Primary Identifier
neurons that sense body touch, have specialized microtubules in processes.	touch receptor neuron	microtubule cell	WBbt:0005237

1 Genes

WormBase Gene ID	Gene Name	Sequence Name	Organism
WBGene00003166	mec-2	F14D12.4	Caenorhabditis elegans

0 Life Stages