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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:16412 Kispert A, et al., Immunohistochemical analysis of the Brachyury protein in wild-type and mutant mouse embryos. Dev Biol. 1994 Jan;161(1):179-93
Assay type: Immunohistochemistry
MGI Accession ID: MGI:1340305
Gene symbol: T
Gene name: brachyury, T-box transcription factor T
Antibody: anti-TN1-123
Detection system: Secondary antibody coupled to horseradish peroxidase
Results
Specimen 2: embryonic day 7.75 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS11: notochordal plate Present 2 Expression is located in the nucleus.
TS11: primitive streak Present 2 Expression is located in the nucleus.
TS11: embryo mesoderm Present 2 Expression is located in the nucleus of migrating mesoderm cells.

Specimen 3A: embryonic day 6.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS10: primitive streak Present 3A

Specimen 3B: embryonic day 6.5-7.0 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS10: primitive streak Present 3B

Specimen 3C: embryonic day 7.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS11: notochordal plate Present 3C
TS11: extraembryonic mesoderm Present Regionally restricted 3C Expression is detectable in migrating extraembryonic mesoderm.

Specimen 3D: embryonic day 8.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS13: embryo mesenchyme Present 3D Expression was detected in mesoderm.
TS13: embryo endoderm Present 3D
TS13: neural ectoderm Present 3D
TS13: notochord Present 3D
TS13: notochordal plate Present 3D

Specimen 3E: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
Note: Embryo cleared in benzyl benzoate/benzyl alcohol.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS15: notochord Present Uniform 3E Embryos show staining along the entire length of the notochord from the forebrain-midbrain boundary to the tailbud.

Specimen 3F: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
Note: Embryo cleared in benzyl benzoate/benzyl alcohol.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS17: notochord Present Uniform 3F Embryos show staining along the entire length of the notochord from the forebrain-midbrain boundary to the tailbud.

Specimen 3G: embryonic day 8.0; TWis/TWis (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS11: notochordal plate Weak Regionally restricted 3G Expression is weak in the anterior notochordal plate.
TS11: primitive streak Weak 3G
TS11: node Absent 3G The node is absent in this mutant.

Specimen not shown: embryonic day 8.0 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS11: node Strong

Specimen 3H: embryonic day 8.5; TWis/TWis (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS13: notochordal plate Weak Regionally restricted 3H Expression is weak in the anterior notochordal plate.
TS13: primitive streak Weak 3H
TS13: node Absent 3H The node is absent in this mutant.

Specimen 3I: embryonic day 9.5; TWis/TWis (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS15: embryo Absent 3I

Specimen 4A: embryonic day 7.75 (more )
Note: Early neural fold stage. Specimen was embedded in Polaron for sectioning.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS11: node Present 4A
TS11: notochordal plate Strong 4A
TS11: primitive streak Present Regionally restricted 4A Expression was detected in the primitive ectoderm layer of the primitive streak throughout its entire length.

Specimen 4B: embryonic day 7.75 (more )
Note: Early neural fold stage. Specimen was embedded in Polaron for sectioning.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS11: embryo mesoderm Present Regionally restricted 4B Expression is in the migrating mesoderm.

Specimen 4C: embryonic day 7.75 (more )
Note: Early neural fold stage. Specimen was embedded in Polaron for sectioning.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS11: primitive streak Present Regionally restricted 4C Along the primitive streak, expression appears higher in cells after ingression than in nascent mesodermal and endodermal cells in the primitive ectoderm. Laterally migrating cells, however, show decreasing levels of expression.

Specimen 5A: embryonic day 8.5 (more )
Note: Specimen was embedded in Polaron for sectioning.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS13: embryo ectoderm Present Non-Uniform 5A All cells in the primitive embryonic ectoderm and in its vicinity, including prospective neuroectoderm cells, show expression, although at various levels.
TS13: neural ectoderm Present Non-Uniform 5A All cells in the primitive embryonic ectoderm and in its vicinity, including prospective neuroectoderm cells, show expression, although at various levels.
TS13: gut endoderm Present 5A

Specimen 5B: embryonic day 8.5 (more )
Note: Specimen was embedded in Polaron for sectioning.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS13: gut endoderm Present 5B
TS13: neural ectoderm Present 5B
TS13: future spinal cord neural plate Present Non-Uniform 5B Neural plate cells show various levels of residual expression.

Specimen 5C: embryonic day 8.5 (more )
Note: Specimen was embedded in Polaron for sectioning.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS13: gut endoderm Present 5C
TS13: neural ectoderm Present 5C
TS13: notochordal plate Present 5C As differentiation proceeds, expression levels are increasing in the notochordal plate.
TS13: future spinal cord neural plate Present Non-Uniform 5C Neural plate cells show various levels of residual expression.

Specimen 5D: embryonic day 8.5 (more )
Note: Specimen was embedded in Polaron for sectioning.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS13: gut endoderm Present 5D
TS13: notochordal plate Present 5D As differentiation proceeds, expression levels are increasing in the notochordal plate.

Specimen 5E: embryonic day 8.5 (more )
Note: Specimen was embedded in Polaron for sectioning.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS13: notochordal plate Present 5E As differentiation proceeds, expression levels are increasing in the notochordal plate.

Specimen 5F: embryonic day 8.5 (more )
Note: Specimen was embedded in Polaron for sectioning.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS13: embryo Present 5F

Specimen 5G: embryonic day 8.5; TWis/TWis (more )
Note: Specimen was embedded in Polaron for sectioning.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS13: notochordal plate Weak 5G Expression cells of the notochordal plate take an abnormal position on the ventral side of the neural plate and have a reduced level of expression compared to wild type cells at this stage.

Specimen 5H: embryonic day 8.5; TWis/TWis (more )
Note: Specimen was embedded in Polaron for sectioning.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS13: notochordal plate Weak 5H Expression cells of the notochordal plate take an abnormal position on the ventral side of the neural plate and have a reduced level of expression compared to wild type cells at this stage.

Specimen 5I: embryonic day 8.5; TWis/TWis (more )
Note: Specimen was embedded in Polaron for sectioning.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS13: primitive streak Present Regionally restricted 5I The posterior primitive streak appears as a bulk of densely packed cells with some residual T protein.

Specimen 6A & 6B: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS19: tail Strong 6A , 6B
TS19: notochord Strong Uniform 6B , 6A Expression was detected in the entire notochord.

Specimen 6C & 6D: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: tail Present 6D , 6C
TS20: notochord Present Graded 6D , 6C There is a gradual decrease of staining from posterior to anterior in the tail notochord. Expression is absent from the notochord anterior to the base of the tail.

Specimen not shown: embryonic day 13.0 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: tail Present

Specimen not shown: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS22: tail Present

Specimen 6E: embryonic day 10.5; TWis/TWis (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS17: notochord Present Non-Uniform 6E Staining in the notochord of the posterior trunk, the sacral region, is discontinuous.

Specimen 6F: embryonic day 11.5; TWis/TWis (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS19: tail Present Regionally restricted 6F Expression in this mutant is the same as in wild-type embryos; however the tailbud frequently produces multiple apices.

Specimen 6G: embryonic day 12.5; TWis/TWis (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: tail Weak Regionally restricted 6G Tailbud expression has almost vanished.
TS20: notochord Present Non-Uniform 6G Only islands of notochord tissue are stained in the posterior extreme of the trunk of this particular embryo.

Specimen 6I: embryonic day 10.5; TWis/TWis (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS17: notochord Present Non-Uniform 6I Staining in the notochord of the posterior trunk, the sacral region, is discontinuous.

Specimen 6J: embryonic day 11.5; TWis/TWis (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS19: tail Present Regionally restricted 6J Expression in this mutant is the same as in wild-type embryos; however the tailbud frequently produces multiple apices.

Specimen 6K: embryonic day 12.5; TWis/TWis (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: tail Weak Regionally restricted 6K Tailbud expression has almost vanished.
TS20: notochord Present Non-Uniform 6K Only islands of notochord tissue are stained in the posterior extreme of the trunk of this particular embryo.

Specimen 7A: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS17: tail Present 7A

Specimen 7B: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
Note: Specimen was embedded in Polaron for sectioning.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS17: tail Present Regionally restricted 7B Almost all cells of the tailbud, except for a surface layer, show expression.

Specimen 7C: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
Note: Specimen was embedded in Polaron for sectioning.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS17: tail Present Regionally restricted 7C Almost all cells of the tailbud, except for a surface layer, show expression.
TS17: tail neural tube Strong Regionally restricted 7C The dorsal aspect of the neural tube is strongly stained.

Specimen 7D: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
Note: Specimen was embedded in Polaron for sectioning.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS17: tail Present Regionally restricted 7D Almost all cells of the tailbud, except for a surface layer, show expression.
TS17: notochord Present 7D
TS17: embryo mesenchyme Weak 7D The neural tube, gut and surroudning mesodermal tissue show weaker staining than the differentiating notochord.
TS17: gut Weak 7D The neural tube, gut and surroudning mesodermal tissue show weaker staining than the differentiating notochord.
TS17: tail neural tube Weak 7D The neural tube, gut and surroudning mesodermal tissue show weaker staining than the differentiating notochord.

Specimen 7E: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
Note: Specimen was embedded in Polaron for sectioning.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS19: notochord Present 7E

Specimen 7F: embryonic day 10.5; TWis/T+ (more )
Note: Specimen was embedded in Polaron for sectioning.Almost all cells of the tailbud, except for a surface layer, show expression.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS17: embryo mesenchyme Present 7F Gut, neural tube, and surrounding cells are stained.
TS17: gut Present 7F Gut, neural tube, and surrounding cells are stained.
TS17: tail neural tube Present 7F Gut, neural tube, and surrounding cells are stained.
TS17: notochord Absent 7F The notochord is not detectable in the mutant.

Specimen 7G: embryonic day 10.5; TWis/T+ (more )
Note: Specimen was embedded in Polaron for sectioning.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS17: notochord Present Regionally restricted 7G In more anterior regions to those in Fig. 7F, expressing notochord-like cells were found integrated in a malformed neural tube.


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