| Pattern | Assay 1: A developmental Western blot using synchronized populations indicates that OMA-2 was expressed only in the adult with very little, if any, expression detectable in L1 through L4 larval stages. Assay 2: Extracts were prepared from three temperature-sensitive mutant strains that are defective in different aspects of germline development. At the permissive temperature (15 Centigrades) in all three strains, OMA-2 was expressed. At the nonpermissive temperature (25 Centigrades), glp-4(bn2) mutant worms do not produce a germline and do not express OMA-2. fem-3(e2006) mutant worms produce only oocytes and no sperm at 25 C and express OMA-1. Semidominant mutants fem-3(q20sd) at 25 C produce only sperm and no oocytes and do not express OMA-2. Thus, OMA-2 protein is expressed primarily in adult oocytes but not in sperm, consistent with the functional assay. | Primary Identifier | Expr1849 |
| Definition | Name | Synonym | Primary Identifier |
|---|---|---|---|
| a female haploid germ cell. | oocyte | ovum | WBbt:0006797 |
| WormBase Gene ID | Gene Name | Sequence Name | Organism |
|---|---|---|---|
| WBGene00003865 | oma-2 | ZC513.6 | Caenorhabditis elegans |
| Remark | Definition | Other Name | Public Name | Primary Identifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The stage that begins when a C.elegans individual is fully-developed and has reached maturity. | adult Ce | WBls:0000041 |
