WormMine: ExpressionPattern Expr10758

• Pattern: Pser-2::mCherry reporter was expressed in head muscles, as well as several neurons in the head and ventral cord. The ser-2 reporter was expressed in the first and second row of muscle cells, which are distinct from neck muscles (third and fourth row of muscle cells). The ser-2 reporter was not expressed in interneurons that control locomotion, as expression did not overlap with Pglr-1::GFP and Plgc-55::GFP reporters that are expressed in the locomotion command neurons (unpublished data). ser-2 reporter expression was also observed in 13 cells in the ventral cord that send commissures to the dorsal cord. Coexpression analysis with GFP reporters that specifically label cholinergic or GABAergic neurons showed that Pser-2::mCherry was highly expressed in a subset of GABAergic motor neurons, specifically the VD motor neurons.
• Primary Identifier: Expr10758

4 Anatomy Terms

Definition	Name	Synonym	Primary Identifier
neuron with cell body associated with the ventral nerve cord.	ventral cord neuron	ventral cord motoneuron	WBbt:0005300
neuron with its cell body situated in the head, excluding the pharynx.	head neuron		WBbt:0006751
body wall muscle in the head, including first eight cells of each muscle quadrants which are innervated by nerve ring neurons.	head muscle	head body wall muscle	WBbt:0006761
Neuron class of thirteen motoneurons, with cell bodies in the ventral cord, which innervate ventral muscles. Each cell has an anteriorly directed process emanating from its cell body.	VD neuron		WBbt:0005303

1 Genes

WormBase Gene ID	Gene Name	Sequence Name	Organism
WBGene00004777	ser-2	C02D4.2	Caenorhabditis elegans

0 Life Stages