The expression pattern for
bus-12 was examined using the same methods as for
bus-2 (Expr9274) and
bus-4 (Expr9275). A
bus-12p::GFP reporter construct was expressed only weakly, but a rescuing
bus-12 operon construct with dsRedII exhibited strong expression in seam cells, along with some gut expression mainly in the posterior intestine and in a few unidentified cells in the head. Expression in the embryo or in the spermatheca was not detected.