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Expression Pattern :

Pattern  A long transcript mec-9lacZ fusion (TU#165) was expressed only in the 6 touch cells and occasionally in the PVD cells. A fusion specific to the short transcript (TU#160) was expressed in about 25 cells in the head and 50 cells in the ventral cord. Replacing lacZ with the gfp coding region, which permitted visualization of cell processes (in fusion TU#163), showed that the expressing cells were neurons. An integrated line (uIs10) with a mec-9lacZ fusion (TU#171) designed to be expressed in both transcripts was expressed in both sets of cells. Primary Identifier  Expr268
Remark  Data modified according to Shawn Lockery's expression pattern curations. Reporter gene fusion type not specified. Reporter Gene  [mec-9::lacZ] or [mec-9::gfp] . Multiple lacZ or gfp fusion constructs.
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5 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
neurons that sense body touch, have specialized microtubules in processes. touch receptor neuron microtubule cell WBbt:0005237
Neuron, lateral process adjacent to excretory canal PVDL lineage name: V5L.paapa WBbt:0004090
Neuron, lateral process adjacent to excretory canal PVDR lineage name: V5R.paapa WBbt:0004088

1 Genes

WormBase Gene ID Gene Name Sequence Name Organism
WBGene00003173 mec-9 C50H2.3 Caenorhabditis elegans

0 Life Stages