WormMine: ExpressionPattern Expr13745

• Pattern: Consistent with previously reported bed-3::gfp reporter expression, bed-3 mRNA (smFISH) was predominantly expressed in hypodermal cells and vulval cells. We next examined whether bed-3 is expressed earlier in the M lineage using ayIs6[hlh-8::gfp]. We found that bed-3 is expressed in M daughters and descendants as well as SM cells. In L1 and L2 stages, the bed-3 smFISH signal appeared stronger in 2 M and 4 M stages compared to 8 M, 16 M and 18 M stages. In the L3 stage, bed-3 is expressed in SM cells near the vulval region of the animal.
• Primary Identifier: Expr13745

4 Anatomy Terms

Definition	Name	Synonym	Primary Identifier
primary cell type that forms the hypodermis.	hypodermal cell		WBbt:0007846
A cell that is the M blast cell or is a lineal descendant of M.	M lineage cell		WBbt:0008439
Constituent cell of a hermaphrodite vulva.	vulval cell	vulval epithelial cell	WBbt:0007831
A cell that is a sex myoblast or is a lineal descendant of a sex myoblast.	SM lineage cell		WBbt:0008601

1 Genes

WormBase Gene ID	Gene Name	Sequence Name	Organism
WBGene00009133	bed-3	F25H8.6	Caenorhabditis elegans

4 Life Stages

Remark	Definition	Other Name	Public Name	Primary Identifier
	The second stage larva. At 25 Centigrade, it ranges 25.5-32.5 hours after fertilization, 11.5-18.5 hours after hatch.		L2 larva Ce	WBls:0000027
	The first stage larva. At 25 Centigrade, it ranges 14-25.5 hours after fertilization, 0-11.5 hours after hatch.		L1 larva Ce	WBls:0000024
	The third stage larva. At 25 Centigrade, it ranges 32.5-40 hours after fertilization, 18.5-26 hours after hatch.		L3 larva Ce	WBls:0000035
	The whole period of embryogenesis in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, from the formation of an egg until hatching.		embryo Ce	WBls:0000003