WormBase Tree Display for Expr_pattern: Expr13302

Expr13302 Expression_of: Gene: WBGene00002092
    Reflects_endogenous_expression_of: WBGene00002092
  Expression_data: Anatomy_term: WBbt:0003887 Certain
      WBbt:0003888 Certain
  Type: Reporter_gene
  Pattern: Previous studies using reporters driven by the ins-9 promoter suggested that ins-9 is expressed in the ASI and ASJ amphid neurons as well as in additional tissues (Chen and Baugh, 2014; Pierce et al., 2001; Ritter et al., 2013). In contrast, in transgenic L2 larvae expressing ins-9::SL2::mNG, we consistently observed green fluorescence solely in one pair of sensory neurons. In animals in which neuronal morphology was discernable, we identified the fluorescent cells as the ASI amphid neurons. We did not observe fluorescence in more than one pair of amphid neurons in any animal, nor did we detect fluorescence in other neurons or tissues. Since ins-9::SL2::mNG contains genomic elements from the ins-9 locus that are missing from other reporters in the literature (Chen and Baugh, 2014; Pierce et al., 2001; Ritter et al., 2013), these observed patterns of expression are likely to be physiologically relevant.
  Reference: WBPaper00050801
  Transgene: WBTransgene00032089