Cel-nas-6 is expressed in pharyngeal muscles,
mc2 marginal cells, and hypodermal tissues (Park et al. 2010). We also generated C. elegans transgenic lines expressing
Ppa-nas-6::T2A::Venus under the control of the
Cel-nas-6 promoter to confirm the expression pattern of
Cel-nas-6. Our reporter also showed the expression in hypodermis and pharyngeal muscles (
pm2,
pm6) and weak expression in
mc2 marginal cells. In C. elegans, the
nas-6 expression is not detected in arcade cells, epithelial cells,
mc1/mc3 marginal cells, head neurons, and the pharyngeal-intestinal valve.