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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:98183 Nicol X, et al., Spatiotemporal localization of the calcium-stimulated adenylate cyclases, AC1 and AC8, during mouse brain development. J Comp Neurol. 2005 Jun 6;486(3):281-94
Assay type: RNA in situ
MGI Accession ID: MGI:3701823
Gene symbol: Adcy1
Gene name: adenylate cyclase 1
Probe: AC1 cDNA
Probe preparation: Antisense labelled with S35 RNA
Visualized with: Autoradiography
Assay notes: At all times expression appears to be restricted to postmitotic neurons.
Results
Specimen Table 1--E15: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: retina nuclear layer Moderate Regionally restricted There is moderate expression in the retinal ganglion cells.
TS23: cortical plate Moderate Regionally restricted There is moderate expression in cortical layers IV, V, and VI.
TS23: telencephalon Moderate Non-Uniform There is moderate expression in hippocampal areas CA1 and CA2 and in the subiculum. There is weak expression in the anterior amygdala, medial septum, and globus pallidus. There is no expression in CA3 and the central medial and basomedial nuclei.
TS23: olfactory lobe Moderate
TS23: corpus striatum Moderate
TS23: thalamus Strong Non-Uniform Strong expression in the ventrobasal and posterior nuclei, dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) and subthalmus. Weak expression in the ventral LGN and ventrolateral nucleus. Moderate expression in the reticularis. None in the anteroventral nucleus.
TS23: epithalamus Absent There is no expression in the habenula.
TS23: hypothalamus Moderate Regionally restricted There is moderate expression in the arcuate nucleus. There is no expression in the hypothalamus proper and the preoptic and supraoptic regions.
TS23: midbrain Strong Non-Uniform There is strong expression in the inferior colliculus, weak expression in the superior colliculus, and no expression in the substantia nigra.
TS23: pons Strong Non-Uniform There is strong expression in the trigeminal and cochlear nuclei. There is moderate expression in the pontine nucleus. There is weak expression in the locus coeruleus.
TS23: medulla oblongata Moderate Regionally restricted There is moderate expression in the inferior olive.
TS23: cerebellum Present Regionally restricted There is moderate expression in the Purkinje cells and deep cerebellar nucleus. There is no expression in the granule cells.

Specimen Table 1--P4: postnatal day 4 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: retina ganglion cell layer Strong
TS28: cortical layer I Weak
TS28: cortical layer II Weak
TS28: cortical layer III Weak
TS28: cortical layer IV Moderate
TS28: cortical layer V Strong
TS28: cortical layer VI Strong
TS28: dentate gyrus Moderate
TS28: hippocampus CA1 Weak
TS28: hippocampus CA2 Moderate
TS28: hippocampus CA3 Absent
TS28: hippocampus Strong There is strong expression in the hippocampal interneurons.
TS28: subiculum Moderate
TS28: main olfactory bulb Moderate
TS28: amygdala Strong Non-Uniform There is strong expression in the basomedial nucleus and moderate expression in the anterior amygdala.
TS28: central medial thalamic nucleus Weak
TS28: corpus striatum Moderate
TS28: medial septal complex Weak
TS28: globus pallidus Weak
TS28: basal ventral medial thalamic nucleus Strong There is strong expression in the ventrobasal nucleus.
TS28: posterior thalamic nucleus Moderate There is moderate expression in the posterior and ventrolateral nuclei.
TS28: ventral posterior lateral thalamic nucleus Moderate There is moderate expression in the posterior and ventrolateral nuclei.
TS28: anterior ventral thalamic nucleus Absent There is no expression in the anteroventral nucleius.
TS28: lateral geniculate nucleus Strong Non-Uniform There is strong expression in the dorsal lateral geniculate and weak expression ventral lateral geniculate.
TS28: reticular thalamic nucleus Strong
TS28: subthalamic nucleus Strong
TS28: habenula Absent
TS28: hypothalamus Weak Non-Uniform There is weak expression in the hypothalamus. There is no expression in the preoptic and supraoptic areas.
TS28: arcuate nucleus Moderate
TS28: superior colliculus Weak
TS28: inferior colliculus Strong
TS28: substantia nigra Absent
TS28: locus coeruleus Weak
TS28: raphe nucleus Absent
TS28: pontine nucleus Moderate
TS28: inferior olivary nucleus Moderate
TS28: trigeminal nucleus Strong
TS28: cochlear nucleus Strong
TS28: cerebellum Purkinje cell layer Strong
TS28: cerebellum granule cell layer Absent
TS28: deep cerebellar nucleus Strong

Specimen Table 1--P10: postnatal day 10 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: retina ganglion cell layer Strong
TS28: cortical layer I Weak
TS28: cortical layer II Weak
TS28: cortical layer III Strong
TS28: cortical layer IV Strong
TS28: cortical layer V Strong
TS28: cortical layer VI Strong
TS28: dentate gyrus Strong
TS28: hippocampus CA1 Moderate
TS28: hippocampus CA2 Strong
TS28: hippocampus CA3 Weak
TS28: hippocampus Strong There is strong expression in the hippocampal neurons.
TS28: subiculum Strong
TS28: main olfactory bulb Weak
TS28: amygdala Strong There is strong expression in the amygdala--in the anterior and the basomedial nuclei.
TS28: central medial thalamic nucleus Strong
TS28: corpus striatum Moderate
TS28: globus pallidus Weak
TS28: basal ventral medial thalamic nucleus Strong There is strong expression in the ventrobasal nucleus.
TS28: anterior ventral thalamic nucleus Moderate There is moderate expression in the posterior, ventrolateral, and anteroventral nuclei.
TS28: posterior thalamic nucleus Moderate There is moderate expression in the posterior, ventrolateral, and anteroventral nuclei.
TS28: ventral posterior lateral thalamic nucleus Moderate There is moderate expression in the posterior, ventrolateral, and anteroventral nuclei.
TS28: lateral geniculate nucleus Strong Non-Uniform There is strong expression in the dorsal lateral geniculate and weak expression in the ventral lateral geniculate.
TS28: reticular thalamic nucleus Strong
TS28: subthalamic nucleus Strong
TS28: habenula Absent
TS28: hypothalamus Weak Non-Uniform There is weak expression in the hypothalamus. There is no expression in the supraoptic area.
TS28: arcuate nucleus Absent
TS28: superior colliculus Weak
TS28: inferior colliculus Strong
TS28: substantia nigra Weak
TS28: locus coeruleus Absent
TS28: raphe nucleus Absent
TS28: inferior olivary nucleus Moderate
TS28: pontine nucleus Moderate
TS28: trigeminal nucleus Strong
TS28: cochlear nucleus Strong
TS28: cerebellum Purkinje cell layer Weak
TS28: cerebellum granule cell layer Strong
TS28: deep cerebellar nucleus Moderate

Specimen Table 1--Adult: postnatal month 2 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: cortical layer I Weak
TS28: cortical layer II Weak
TS28: cortical layer III Weak
TS28: cortical layer IV Weak
TS28: retina ganglion cell layer Weak
TS28: cortical layer V Moderate
TS28: cortical layer VI Moderate
TS28: dentate gyrus Strong
TS28: hippocampus CA1 Weak
TS28: hippocampus CA2 Strong
TS28: hippocampus CA3 Absent
TS28: hippocampus Present Regionally restricted Although there is expression elsewhere in the hippocampus, there is no expression in the hippocampal interneurons.
TS28: subiculum Moderate
TS28: main olfactory bulb Weak
TS28: amygdala Absent
TS28: central medial thalamic nucleus Moderate
TS28: corpus striatum Absent
TS28: globus pallidus Absent
TS28: medial septal complex Absent
TS28: basal ventral medial thalamic nucleus Weak There is weak expression in the ventrobasal nucleus.
TS28: anterior ventral thalamic nucleus Absent There is no expression in the posterior, ventrolateral, and anteroventral nuclei.
TS28: posterior thalamic nucleus Absent There is no expression in the posterior, ventrolateral, and anteroventral nuclei.
TS28: ventral posterior lateral thalamic nucleus Absent There is no expression in the posterior, ventrolateral, and anteroventral nuclei.
TS28: lateral geniculate nucleus Weak Regionally restricted There is weak expression in the dorsal lateral geniculate and no expression in the ventral lateral geniculate.
TS28: arcuate nucleus Absent
TS28: habenula Absent
TS28: superior colliculus Absent
TS28: hypothalamus Absent There is no expression in the hypothalamus or the preoptic and supraoptic areas.
TS28: reticular thalamic nucleus Weak
TS28: subthalamic nucleus Weak
TS28: inferior colliculus Weak
TS28: inferior olivary nucleus Absent
TS28: locus coeruleus Absent
TS28: pontine nucleus Absent
TS28: raphe nucleus Absent
TS28: substantia nigra Absent
TS28: trigeminal nucleus Weak
TS28: cochlear nucleus Weak
TS28: cerebellum Purkinje cell layer Absent
TS28: deep cerebellar nucleus Absent
TS28: cerebellum granule cell layer Strong

Specimen 1A: postnatal day 4 (more )
Note: This is a coronal section.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: neocortex layer Present 1A Expression is distributed over all the cortical layers.
TS28: cortical layer V Present 1A This is one of the layer's with the most intense expression.
TS28: cortical layer VI Present 1A This is one of the layer's with the most intense expression.
TS28: lateral geniculate nucleus Present 1A Expression is present in the dorsal and medial lateral geniculate.
TS28: basal ventral medial thalamic nucleus Present 1A Expression is present in the sensory thalamic relays, the ventrobasal nucleus, and the posterior nucleus.
TS28: dorsal thalamus Present 1A Expression is present in the sensory thalamic relays, the ventrobasal nucleus, and the posterior nucleus.
TS28: posterior thalamic nucleus Present 1A Expression is present in the sensory thalamic relays, the ventrobasal nucleus, and the posterior nucleus.
TS28: dentate gyrus Strong 1A The expression is present in the granule neurons and the molecular layer.
TS28: dentate gyrus hilus Present 1A
TS28: hippocampus stratum oriens Present 1A
TS28: reticular thalamic nucleus Present 1A
TS28: subiculum Present 1A
TS28: hippocampus CA1 Moderate 1A
TS28: hippocampus CA2 Strong 1A

Specimen 1B: postnatal day 10 (more )
Note: This is a coronal section.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: lateral geniculate nucleus Present 1B Expression is present in the dorsal and medial lateral geniculate.
TS28: basal ventral medial thalamic nucleus Present 1B Expression is present in the sensory thalamic relays, the ventrobasal nucleus, and the posterior nucleus.
TS28: dorsal thalamus Present 1B Expression is present in the sensory thalamic relays, the ventrobasal nucleus, and the posterior nucleus.
TS28: posterior thalamic nucleus Present 1B Expression is present in the sensory thalamic relays, the ventrobasal nucleus, and the posterior nucleus.
TS28: dentate gyrus Strong 1B
TS28: dentate gyrus hilus Present 1B
TS28: hippocampus stratum oriens Present 1B
TS28: reticular thalamic nucleus Present 1B
TS28: subiculum Present 1B
TS28: hippocampus CA1 Moderate 1B
TS28: hippocampus CA2 Strong 1B

Specimen 1C: postnatal month 2 (more )
Note: This is a coronal section.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: dentate gyrus Strong 1C
TS28: hippocampus CA2 Strong 1C
TS28: hippocampus molecular layer Present 1C
TS28: hippocampus CA1 Moderate 1C
TS28: cerebral cortex Present Non-Uniform 1C Expression is broadly distributed, with somewhat more abundant expression in the deep cortical laminae (V and VI).
TS28: subiculum Present 1C
TS28: dorsal thalamus Trace 1C There is trace expression in the dorsal thalamic nuclei.

Specimen 2A: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Note: This is a coronal section.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: cerebellum Strong 2A Expression is present in the deep cerebellar nuclei.
TS23: pons Strong Regionally restricted 2A Strong expression is present in the cochlear and trigeminal nuclei.

Specimen 2B: postnatal day 5 (more )
Note: This is a coronal section.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: cerebellum Purkinje cell layer Strong 2B
TS28: cochlear nucleus Present 2B
TS28: deep cerebellar nucleus Present 2B
TS28: cerebellum granule cell layer Absent 2B
TS28: trigeminal nucleus Present 2B
TS28: superior colliculus Moderate 2B
TS28: inferior colliculus Strong 2B

Specimen 2C: postnatal day 10 (more )
Note: This is a coronal section.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: cerebellum granule cell layer Present 2C
TS28: deep cerebellar nucleus Present 2C
TS28: cerebellum Purkinje cell layer Present 2C Expression levels are lower than what was seen earlier.
TS28: cochlear nucleus Present 2C Expression levels are lower than what was seen earlier.
TS28: inferior colliculus Present 2C Expression levels are lower than what was seen earlier.
TS28: trigeminal nucleus Present 2C Expression levels in the trigeminal nucleus are lower than what was seen earlier.

Specimen 2D: postnatal month 2 (more )
Note: This is a coronal section.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: cerebellum granule cell layer Present 2D Expression is essentially limited to the granule cell layer.
TS28: cochlear nucleus Present 2D
TS28: trigeminal nucleus Present 2D

Specimen 3A: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Note: This is a coronal section.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: cortical plate Strong Non-Uniform 3A There is intense labeling seen in all the cortical plate, with more intense labeling in the superficial and deep parts of the plate.
TS23: cerebral cortex subventricular zone Absent 3A
TS23: cerebral cortex ventricular layer Absent 3A
TS23: retina nuclear layer Present 3A Expression is present in the retinal ganglion cells.
TS23: olfactory lobe Present Regionally restricted 3A Expression is present in the glomerular and mitral layers. It is not present in the ventricular zone.
TS23: olfactory epithelium Absent 3A

Specimen 3B: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Note: This is a coronal section.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: cortical plate Strong Non-Uniform 3B There is intense labeling seen in all the cortical plate, with more intense labeling in the superficial and deep parts of the plate.
TS23: cerebral cortex subventricular zone Absent 3B
TS23: cerebral cortex ventricular layer Absent 3B
TS23: corpus striatum Present Regionally restricted 3B Expression is present in lateral parts.

Specimen 3C: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Note: This is a coronal section.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: cortical plate Strong Non-Uniform 3C There is intense labeling seen in all the cortical plate, with more intense labeling in the superficial and deep parts of the plate.
TS23: cerebral cortex subventricular zone Absent 3C
TS23: cerebral cortex ventricular layer Absent 3C
TS23: telencephalon Present Regionally restricted 3C Expression is present in the hippocampus.

Specimen 4A: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Note: This is a coronal section.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: cortical plate Strong Non-Uniform 4A There is intense labeling seen in all the cortical plate, with more intense labeling in the superficial and deep parts of the plate.
TS23: cerebral cortex subventricular zone Absent 4A
TS23: cerebral cortex ventricular layer Absent 4A
TS23: thalamus Present 4A Expression is present in the dorsal and ventral thalamus.
TS23: epithalamus Absent 4A There is no expression in the habenula or the pineal gland.

Specimen 4D: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Note: This is a coronal section.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: cortical plate Strong Non-Uniform 4D There is intense labeling seen in all the cortical plate, with more intense labeling in the superficial and deep parts of the plate.
TS23: cerebral cortex subventricular zone Absent 4D
TS23: cerebral cortex ventricular layer Absent 4D
TS23: thalamus Present 4D Expression is present in the dorsal and ventral thalamus.
TS23: epithalamus Absent 4D There is no expression in the habenula or the pineal gland.

Specimen 4G: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Note: This is a coronal section.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: cortical plate Strong Non-Uniform 4G There is intense labeling seen in all the cortical plate, with more intense labeling in the superficial and deep parts of the plate.
TS23: cerebral cortex subventricular zone Absent 4G
TS23: cerebral cortex ventricular layer Absent 4G
TS23: cerebellum Present Regionally restricted 4G Expression is present in presumptive Purkinje cells and the deep cerebellar nuclei.


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