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Name Class

Expr11136Expression_ofGeneWBGene00001834
Reflects_endogenous_expression_ofWBGene00001834
Expression_dataLife_stageWBls:0000041
WBls:0000023
WBls:0000015
WBls:0000021
WBls:0000010
WBls:0000013
Anatomy_termWBbt:0003679Certain
WBbt:0004522Certain
WBbt:0005375Certain
WBbt:0005733Certain
WBbt:0006748Certain
WBbt:0006762Certain
WBbt:0006763Certain
WBbt:0006764Certain
WBbt:0006766Certain
TypeReporter_gene
Patternhda-1 is broadly expressed throughout development. The earliest expression was detected in gastrulating embryos. The larvae exhibited GFP expression in several neuronal and epidermal cells, primarily in the anterior ganglion and ventral hypodermal regions. Expression persisted in many cells in later larval and adult stages (data not shown). In the vulva, hda-1::gfp expression was first detected in the progeny of P(5-7).p in mid-L3 animals. At this stage, GFP fluorescence was absent in other VPC lineages (P3.p, P4.p and P8.p) (data not shown). By the L4 stage, almost all vulval cell types were observed fluorescing, with presumptive vulA, vulB1, vulB2, and vulD cells being the brightest. GFP fluorescence in vulval cells was mostly absent beyond the late-L4 stage, suggesting that hda-1 may not be needed in vulval cells at later stages of development. The broad expression of hda-1 is in consistent with the involvement of the gene in multiple developmental processes. This multifaceted role for hda-1in C. elegans appears to be conserved in C. briggsae, because Cbr-hda-1::gfp is expressed in a similar manner. hda-1::gfp expression was also observed in the AC in L3 animals that persisted until the early L4 stage (data not shown). No expression was observed in pi cells or their progeny at any developmental stage.
RemarkExpression of gfp in sEx13706 animals is directed by a 2.8 kb hda-1 regulatory region that includes the open reading frames and potential cis-regulatory elements(enhancers) of two other hda-1 upstream genes (ril-1 and C53A5.2). The other hda-1::gfp transgenic strain (bhEx72), generated in this study, contains a much smaller 5'upstream region of hda-1 (approximately 1.0 kb, pGLC44) and excludes the two genes mentioned above. The analysis of GFP fluorescence in sEx13706 and bhEx72 animals revealed a similar pattern, although the fluorescence in sEx13706 was much brighter.
ReferenceWBPaper00043890
TransgeneWBTransgene00003259
WBTransgene00018643