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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:3701825
Gene symbol: Adcy8
Gene name: adenylate cyclase 8
Probe: AC8 cDNA2
Probe preparation: Antisense labelled with S35 RNA
Visualized with: Autoradiography
Results
Specimen Table 2--E15: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: retina nuclear layer Absent There is no expression in the retinal ganglion cells.
TS23: cortical plate Weak Regionally restricted There is weak expression in cortical layer V. There is no expression in layers IV and VI.
TS23: telencephalon Moderate Non-Uniform There is moderate expression in the medial septum. There is weak expression in the subiculum and globus pallidus. There is no expression in hippocampal areas CA1, CA2, and CA3, the anterior amygdala, or the central medial and basomedial nuclei.
TS23: olfactory lobe Weak
TS23: corpus striatum Absent
TS23: thalamus Weak Non-Uniform There is weak expression in the dorsal and ventral lateral geniculate nucleus and reticularus. There is none in the subthalamus and the ventrobasal, ventrolateral, posterior, and anteroventral nuclei.
TS23: epithalamus Strong Regionally restricted There is strong expression in the habenula.
TS23: hypothalamus Strong Non-Uniform There is strong expression in the supraoptic region. There is moderate expression in the hypothalamus and preoptic region. There is no expression in the acurate nucleus.
TS23: midbrain Strong Regionally restricted There is strong expression in the superior colliculus. There is no expression in the inferior colliculus and substantia nigra.
TS23: pons Strong Non-Uniform There is strong expression in the pontine nucleus. There is weak expression in the locus coeruleus and raphe nucleus. There is no expression in the trigeminal and cochlear nuclei.
TS23: medulla oblongata Strong Regionally restricted There is strong expression in the inferior olive.
TS23: cerebellum Moderate There is moderate expression in the Purkinje cells and the deep cerebellar nucleus.

Specimen Table 2--P4: postnatal day 4 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: cortical layer I Weak
TS28: cortical layer II Weak
TS28: retina ganglion cell layer Weak
TS28: cortical layer III Moderate
TS28: cortical layer IV Strong
TS28: cortical layer V Weak
TS28: cortical layer VI Weak
TS28: dentate gyrus Absent
TS28: hippocampus CA2 Absent
TS28: hippocampus CA3 Absent
TS28: hippocampus CA1 Weak
TS28: hippocampus Present Regionally restricted Although there is expression elsewhere in the hippocampus, there is no expression in the hippocampal interneurons.
TS28: subiculum Weak
TS28: main olfactory bulb Moderate
TS28: amygdala Moderate Non-Uniform There is moderate expression in the basomedial nuclei and weak expression in the anterior amygdala.
TS28: central medial thalamic nucleus Moderate
TS28: corpus striatum Absent
TS28: medial septal complex Moderate
TS28: globus pallidus Moderate
TS28: posterior thalamic nucleus Strong There is strong expression in the posterior nucleus.
TS28: anterior ventral thalamic nucleus Weak There is weak expression in the ventrobasal, ventrolateral, and anteroventral nuclei.
TS28: basal ventral medial thalamic nucleus Weak There is weak expression in the ventrobasal, ventrolateral, and anteroventral nuclei.
TS28: ventral posterior lateral thalamic nucleus Weak There is weak expression in the ventrobasal, ventrolateral, and anteroventral nuclei.
TS28: lateral geniculate nucleus Moderate Non-Uniform There is moderate expression in the ventral lateral geniculate and weak expression in the dorsal lateral geniculate.
TS28: reticular thalamic nucleus Weak
TS28: subthalamic nucleus Absent
TS28: habenula Strong
TS28: hypothalamus Strong Regionally restricted There is strong expression in the supraoptic region, moderate expression in the preoptic region, and weak expression in the hypothalamus.
TS28: arcuate nucleus Absent
TS28: superior colliculus Strong
TS28: inferior colliculus Absent
TS28: substantia nigra Absent
TS28: locus coeruleus Weak
TS28: raphe nucleus Moderate
TS28: pontine nucleus Weak
TS28: inferior olivary nucleus Moderate
TS28: trigeminal nucleus Absent
TS28: cochlear nucleus Weak
TS28: cerebellum Purkinje cell layer Moderate
TS28: deep cerebellar nucleus Moderate
TS28: cerebellum granule cell layer Absent

Specimen Table 2--P7: postnatal day 7 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: retina ganglion cell layer Moderate
TS28: cortical layer I Weak
TS28: cortical layer II Weak
TS28: cortical layer III Weak
TS28: cortical layer IV Strong
TS28: cortical layer V Moderate
TS28: cortical layer VI Moderate
TS28: dentate gyrus Absent
TS28: hippocampus CA1 Moderate
TS28: hippocampus CA2 Absent
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 Weak
TS28: main olfactory bulb Strong
TS28: amygdala Moderate Non-Uniform There is moderate expression in the basomedial nucleus, and no expression in the anterior amygdala.
TS28: central medial thalamic nucleus Weak
TS28: corpus striatum Absent
TS28: medial septal complex Moderate
TS28: globus pallidus Moderate
TS28: basal ventral medial thalamic nucleus Moderate There is moderate expression in the ventrobasal nucleus.
TS28: anterior ventral thalamic nucleus Weak There is weak expression in the posterior, ventrolateral, and anteroventral nuclei.
TS28: posterior thalamic nucleus Weak There is weak expression in the posterior, ventrolateral, and anteroventral nuclei.
TS28: ventral posterior lateral thalamic nucleus Weak There is weak expression in the posterior, ventrolateral, and anteroventral nuclei.
TS28: lateral geniculate nucleus Moderate There is moderate expression in both the dorsal and ventral lateral geniculate nucleus.
TS28: habenula Moderate
TS28: arcuate nucleus Absent
TS28: superior colliculus Strong
TS28: inferior colliculus Absent
TS28: substantia nigra Absent
TS28: cerebellum Purkinje cell layer Moderate
TS28: cerebellum granule cell layer Absent
TS28: deep cerebellar nucleus Moderate

Specimen Table 2--Adult: postnatal month 2 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: retina ganglion cell layer Moderate
TS28: cortical layer I Weak
TS28: cortical layer II Weak
TS28: cortical layer III Weak
TS28: cortical layer IV Weak
TS28: cortical layer V Strong
TS28: cortical layer VI Moderate
TS28: dentate gyrus Absent In the table the annotation for this structure is ambiguous, but in the legend for Fig. 6 the authors discuss the lack of expression in the dentate gyrus.
TS28: hippocampus CA1 Moderate
TS28: hippocampus CA2 Absent
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 Absent
TS28: amygdala Moderate Non-Uniform There is moderate expression in the basomedial nuclei, and weak expression in the anterior amygdala.
TS28: central medial thalamic nucleus Moderate
TS28: corpus striatum Absent
TS28: globus pallidus Moderate
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 and anteroventral nuclei.
TS28: posterior thalamic nucleus Moderate There is moderate expression in the posterior and anteroventral nuclei.
TS28: ventral posterior lateral thalamic nucleus Weak There is weak expression in the ventrolateral nucleus.
TS28: lateral geniculate nucleus Strong Non-Uniform There is strong expression in the dorsal lateral geniculate and moderate expression in the ventral lateral geniculate.
TS28: reticular thalamic nucleus Weak
TS28: subthalamic nucleus Absent
TS28: habenula Strong
TS28: hypothalamus Strong Non-Uniform There is strong expression in the supraoptic area. There is moderate expression in the hypothalamus and preoptic area.
TS28: superior colliculus Strong
TS28: inferior colliculus Absent
TS28: substantia nigra Absent
TS28: locus coeruleus Moderate
TS28: raphe nucleus Moderate
TS28: pontine nucleus Weak
TS28: inferior olivary nucleus Strong
TS28: cerebellum Purkinje cell layer Moderate
TS28: deep cerebellar nucleus Moderate
TS28: cerebellum granule cell layer Absent

Specimen 3G: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Note: This is a coronal section.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: olfactory lobe Present 3G

Specimen 3H: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Note: This is a coronal section.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: cortical plate Present Regionally restricted 3H Expression is present in postmigratory neurons in the lateralmost portions of the plate.
TS23: cerebral cortex subventricular zone Absent 3H
TS23: cerebral cortex ventricular layer Absent 3H
TS23: telencephalon Present Regionally restricted 3H Expression is present in the nucleus basalis of Meynert and the corticobasal nuclei of the amygdala.

Specimen 3I: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Note: This is a coronal section.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: hypothalamus Present Regionally restricted 3I Expression in present in the magnocellular hypothalamic cell groups, in the supraoptic nuclei, and the paraventricular hypothalamic nuclei, as well as the preoptic area.
TS23: telencephalon Present Regionally restricted 3I Expression is present in the pallidum.
TS23: corpus striatum Absent 3I

Specimen 4C: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Note: This is a coronal section.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: epithalamus Present 4C Expression is present in the epithalamus, including the habenula and the anlage of the pineal gland.

Specimen 4F: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Note: This is a coronal section.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: epithalamus Present 4F Expression is present in the epithalamus, including the habenula and the anlage of the pineal gland.

Specimen 4I: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Note: This is a coronal section.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: cerebellum Present 4I Expression is present in the deep cerebellar nuclei and Purkinje cell primordia.
TS23: midbrain Strong Regionally restricted 4I There is strong expression in the tectum and in the superficial layers of the superior colliculus.
TS23: hindbrain Strong Regionally restricted 4I There is strong expression in the dorsal rhombic lip.

Specimen 6A: postnatal day 1 (more )
Note: This is a coronal section.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS27: lateral geniculate nucleus Present 6A Expression is present in the dorsal lateral geniculate.
TS27: basal ventral medial thalamic nucleus Present 6A Expression is present in the ventrobasal nucleus.
TS27: neocortex layer Present Regionally restricted 6A Expression is limited to the subplate and to the deep cortical layers.

Specimen 6B: postnatal day 7 (more )
Note: This is a coronal section.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: lateral geniculate nucleus Present 6B Expression is present in the dorsal lateral geniculate.
TS28: basal ventral medial thalamic nucleus Present 6B Expression is present in the ventrobasal nucleus.
TS28: neocortex layer Present 6B Expression is present in the upper cortical layers.
TS28: hippocampus CA1 Present 6B
TS28: dentate gyrus Absent 6B
TS28: hippocampus CA2 Absent 6B
TS28: hippocampus CA3 Absent 6B

Specimen 6C: postnatal month 2 (more )
Note: This is a coronal section.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: lateral geniculate nucleus Strong 6C There is strong expression in the dorsal lateral geniculate.
TS28: basal ventral medial thalamic nucleus Strong Regionally restricted 6C There is strong expression in the ventrobasal nucleus.
TS28: neocortex layer Present 6C Expression is present in the upper cortical layers. It is strongest in layer V, moderate to low in II, II, IV, and VIb, and very low in VIa.
TS28: cingulate cortex Strong 6C There is strong expression in the anterior and posterior cingulate gyrus.
TS28: hippocampus CA1 Present 6C
TS28: piriform cortex Present 6C
TS28: dentate gyrus Absent 6C
TS28: hippocampus CA2 Absent 6C
TS28: hippocampus CA3 Absent 6C

Specimen 7A: postnatal day 3 (more )
Note: This is a coronal section.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS27: cortical layer IV Strong Regionally restricted 7A , 7D , 7C There is dense expression in the primary somatosensory cortex.
TS27: neocortex region Strong Regionally restricted 7A , 7D , 7C There is dense expression in the primary somatosensory cortex.
TS27: medial septal complex Strong Regionally restricted 7A There is dense expression in the medial septal nuclei.
TS27: amygdala Present Regionally restricted 7A There is expression in the corticobasal nuclei and in the nucleus basalis of Meynert.
TS27: forebrain Present Regionally restricted 7A There is expression in the basal forebrain.

Specimen 7B: postnatal day 6 (more )
Note: This is a coronal section.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: cortical layer IV Strong Regionally restricted 7B There is dense expression in the primary somatosensory cortex.
TS28: neocortex region Strong Regionally restricted 7B There is dense expression in the primary somatosensory cortex.
TS28: forebrain Present Regionally restricted 7B There is expression in the basal forebrain.
TS28: medial septal complex Strong Regionally restricted 7B There is dense expression in the medial septal nuclei.
TS28: cingulate cortex Strong 7B

Specimen 8A: postnatal day 7 (more )
Note: This is a sagittal section.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: cerebellum Purkinje cell layer Present 8A
TS28: deep cerebellar nucleus Present 8A
TS28: superior colliculus Strong Regionally restricted 8A There is strong expression in the superficial layers.
TS28: tectum Strong 8A

Specimen 8B: postnatal day 3 (more )
Note: This is a horizontal section.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS27: main olfactory bulb glomerular layer Present 8B' , 8B
TS27: main olfactory bulb mitral cell layer Present 8B' , 8B
TS27: retina ganglion cell layer Absent 8B , 8B'

Specimen 8C: postnatal month 2 (more )
Note: This is a coronal section.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: deep cerebellar nucleus Present 8C
TS28: cerebellum Purkinje cell layer Weak 8C
TS28: dorsal tegmental nucleus Strong 8C
TS28: cochlear nucleus Strong 8C There is strong expression in the anteroventral cochlear nucleus.
TS28: cerebellum granule cell layer Absent 8C

Specimen 8D: postnatal month 2 (more )
Note: This is a coronal section.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: locus coeruleus Present 8D
TS28: raphe nucleus Present 8D

Specimen Not shown--E13: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: epithalamus Present Expression is present in the epithalamus, including the habenula and the anlage of the pineal gland.
TS21: hindbrain Strong Regionally restricted Expression is present in the dorsal rhombic lip.


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