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Anatomy Term :

Definition  Bilaterally symmetric chemosensory specializations located on the two lateral lips in the head involving a large hole in the anterior cuticle. Name  amphid sensillum
Primary Identifier  WBbt:0005391 Synonym  amphid

3 Children

Definition Name Synonym Primary Identifier
neuron of the amphid sensillum amphid neuron amphid sensory neuron WBbt:0005394
  amphid right sensillum   WBbt:0005392
  amphid left sensillum   WBbt:0005395

0 Expression Clusters

3 Expression Patterns

Remark Reporter Gene Primary Identifier Pattern Subcellular Localization
    Expr16012 The strongest GFP signals that we identified came from the pharyngeal gland cells. Additionally, we visualized pezo- 1::GFP in a series of cells surrounding the muscle of the corpus and the isthmus (Albertson and Thomson, 1976). We also recognized the arcade cells as putative pezo-1-expressing cells, according to their morphology and location. We also observed many other anterior cells labeled with GFP; however, we cannot currently confirm if they represent neurons and/or amphids.By crossing pezo-1::GFP with a tph-1::DsRed marker-carrying strain, we were able to identify pezo-1 expression in the pha- ryngeal neurosecretory, motor, and sensory (propioceptive/ mechanosensory) neurons (NSML/R). In addition to the pharyngeal cells, we observed expression of pezo-1 in the ventral nerve cord neurons, according to their morphology and location, striated muscles, coelomocytes, spermatheca, vulval muscles, and various male neurons, including the ray neurons.  
All transgenic lines were screened for dye filling of the amphid and phasmid neurons to confirm rescue of the osm-5(p813) cilia defects and show that the OSM-5GFP fusion protein was functional.   Expr857 Analysis of OSM-5GFP expression reveals almost exclusive localization to the transition zones and cilia of amphids, phasmids, labials and rays of the male tail. Expressed in the transitional zone and cilia of sensory neurons.
Reporter gene fusion type not specified.   Expr864 Expressed in bean-stage embryo, two-fold elongated embryo, four-fold elongated embryo, L1-L3. Expressed in the nerve ring: more than 8 symmetric pairs of neurons. Expressed in sensory neurons: amphid sensory neurons, labial neurons. Expressed in other neurons: ventral nerve cord, tail neurons. Expressed in non-neuronal tissues: pharynx, vulva.  

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1 Parents

Definition Name Synonym Primary Identifier
sensory organ, consists of sensory neurons and supporting cells. sensillum   WBbt:0006929