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Name Class

Expr2571Expression_ofGeneWBGene00004981
Reflects_endogenous_expression_ofWBGene00004981
Expression_dataLife_stageWBls:0000024
WBls:0000038
WBls:0000027
WBls:0000035
WBls:0000041
Anatomy_termWBbt:0005739Partial
WBbt:0005772Certain
TypeReporter_gene
PatternEarly to comma stage embryos in line PS4246, which shows 98% transmission of the transgene in larvae and adults, were devoid of expression and expression in pretzel stage embryos was barely detectable. In both transgenic lines analyzed, the majority of L1 larvae and 100% of L2, L3, and L4 larvae and adults showed medium to high expression, with the highest levels of expression noted in older adults.
GFP expression under regulation of the spl-1 immediate upstream region was pronounced and localized almost exclusively in the intestine. All cells of the intestine expressed spl-1. In line PS4246, which transmits the non-Dpy phenotype at 98%, most animals demonstrated a fluorescent signal in the region just posterior to the pharynx with no expression in the rest of the anterior gut. Strong expression was also observed in the posterior gut of most animals. No expression was detected in the gonad, bodywall muscle, pharynx, vulva, or epidermis. Although a low percentage of animals showed some expression in a pair of cells in the head, expression was too weak and variable to identify these cells. This expression pattern was consistent in worms transformed with nuclear localizing reporter constructs and non-nuclear constructs. In contrast, only weak and non-tissue-specific expression from the T07A9.1 promoter constructs was observed.
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RemarkThe intragenic region between spl-1 and its nearest 5' neighbor (hypothetical gene T07A9.1) is 521 nucleotides. Due to the small size of this region, Wormbase (available at www.wormbase.org) predicts that spl-1 may be a downstream gene in an operon with T07A9.1. Therefore, to evaluate gene expression from the spl-1 locus, GFP reporter constructs were created from both potential regulatory regions, which are located immediately 5' to spl-1 and to the large intragenic region upstream of T07A9.1.
ReferenceWBPaper00005941
TransgeneWBTransgene00028086