| Pattern | The extra-long MEC-2E::RFP is expressed specifically in touch neurons. Similar to the long MEC-2A isoform, the extra-long MEC-2E isoform is expressed in a punctate pattern in both the cell bodies and the neurites of the touch neurons, and this expression is abolished in mec-8 mutants. Unlike the short MEC-2B isoform, there is no detectable expression of extra-long MEC-2E in head neurons. | Primary Identifier | Expr16018 |
| Definition | Name | Synonym | Primary Identifier |
|---|---|---|---|
| neurons that sense body touch, have specialized microtubules in processes. | touch receptor neuron | microtubule cell | WBbt:0005237 |
| WormBase Gene ID | Gene Name | Sequence Name | Organism |
|---|---|---|---|
| WBGene00003166 | mec-2 | F14D12.4 | Caenorhabditis elegans |
