WormMine: AnatomyTerm WBbt:0008209

• Definition: cell of male gonad.
• Name: male gonadal cell
• Primary Identifier: WBbt:0008209
• Synonym: male somatic gonadal cell

3 Children

Definition	Name	Synonym	Primary Identifier
male gonad cell, leads gonad during morphogenesis and initiates union with cloaca	linker cell	gon_male_link	WBbt:0005062
cell of vas deferens of male gonad.	ves deferens cell	gon male vdef	WBbt:0008202
seminal vesicle cell of male gonad.	seminal vesical cell	gon male sves	WBbt:0008189

1 Expression Clusters

Regulated By Treatment	Description	Algorithm	Primary Identifier
	Single-cell RNA-Seq cell group 133_0 expressed in neuron.	scVI 0.6.0	WBPaper00065841:133_0

1 Expression Patterns

• Primary Identifier: Expr9862
• Pattern: The primary site of try-5 expression was in the male somatic gonad, in particular within tissues involved in storing sperm and tissues through which sperm pass during transfer to a hermaphrodite. Starting at the L4 larval stage, when sperm production initiates, we observed Ptry-5::GFP::H2B expression in several regions of the male gonad: the seminal vesicle (up to seven of the twenty-three total cells in this tissue), the valve region (four cells), and the twelve cuboidal cells of the vas deferens. This overall pattern persisted into adulthood until at least 72 hr post L4; highest expression levels were present consistently in the valve region. We observed no expression in the hermaphrodite gonad, so gonadal expression of try-5 is sexually dimorphic. However, we also observed low levels of expression in a few cells within the head and tail of both males and hermaphrodites.

0 Life Stages

2 Parents

Definition	Name	Synonym	Primary Identifier
a cellular object that consists of subcellular components, expresses genes or functions.	Cell	Cell type	WBbt:0004017
cells or anatomical parts specific to the male sex	male-specific anatomical entity		WBbt:0005757