WormMine: LifeStage WBls:0000031

• Definition: The stage when an animal shifts from L2d larva to dauer larva. It includes the synthesis of new cuticle, cease of pharyngeal pumping during a lethargus stage, and the shed off of old cuticle.
• Primary Identifier: WBls:0000031
• Public Name: L2d-dauer molt Ce

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2 Contained In

Remark	Definition	Other Name	Public Name	Primary Identifier
	A developmental life stage of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans that occurs from egg hatching until adulthood.		larva Ce	WBls:0000023
	C. elegans life stage that occurs during a larval molt		C. elegans life stage occurring during larval molt	WBls:0000824

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2 Expression Patterns

• Primary Identifier: Expr10798
• Pattern: lin-31p::cfp and LIN-12::GFP are expressed in multipotent VPCs during larval (L)2 stage and before induction in the L3 stage. lin-31p::cfp expression remains high in VPCs of dauer larvae. LIN-12::GFP remains expressed in VPCs in dauer larvae.

• Primary Identifier: Expr13496
• Pattern: Both 1st fate markers lag-2p::yfp and apx-1p::yfp were expressed as L2d larvae molt into dauer. The expression of 1st fate markers was extinguished in the VPCs of dauer larvae whereas the VPC identity markers were maintained.

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2 Sub Stages

Remark	Definition	Other Name	Public Name	Primary Identifier
	The stage during L2d-dauer molt, after the brief lethargus period, when an animal sheds off old cuticle.		L2d-dauer ecdysis Ce	WBls:0000048
	The stage during L2d-dauer molt when an animal becomes lethargic, ceases pharyngeal pumping and synthesizes new cuticle under the old.		L2d-dauer lethargus Ce	WBls:0000030