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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:31479 Sheng Z, et al., Cardiotrophin-1 displays early expression in the murine heart tube and promotes cardiac myocyte survival. Development. 1996 Feb;122(2):419-28
Assay type: Immunohistochemistry
MGI Accession ID: MGI:3712037
Gene symbol: Ctf1
Gene name: cardiotrophin 1
Antibody: anti-CT-1
Detection system: Secondary antibody coupled to horseradish peroxidase
Results
Specimen 2B: embryonic day 8.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS13: cardiac muscle tissue Present 2B
TS13: heart Present 2B Expression is present in the looped heart tube. There is no detectable expression in the endocardium or developing endocardial cushions.
TS13: common atrial chamber Present Regionally restricted 2B Expression is present in the muscular portion of the atrial and ventricular chambers.
TS13: primitive ventricle Present Regionally restricted 2B Expression is present in the muscular portion of the atrial and ventricular chambers.
TS28: placenta Present 2B
TS13: neural ectoderm Trace 2B Expression is at near background levels in the developing neural plate.
TS13: 1st branchial arch Trace 2B Expression is at near background levels.
TS13: neural crest Trace 2B Expression is at near background levels.
TS13: somite Trace 2B Expression is at near background levels.
TS13: foregut diverticulum Weak 2B
TS13: arterial system Weak Regionally restricted 2B Weak expression is present in the aortic sac and the branchial artery from the aortic sac.

Specimen 2D: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS15: cardiac muscle tissue Present 2D
TS15: heart Present 2D Expression is present in the looped heart tube.
TS28: placenta Present 2D
TS15: central nervous system Trace 2D Expression is near background in the neural plate, neural crest, or neural epithelium.
TS15: trunk somite Trace 2D

Specimen Not shown: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS17: heart Present At this age, expression is predominently in the heart.

Specimen 3B: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS19: heart Present 3B Expression is present in the ventricular compact zone and in trabecular muscle cells.
TS19: endocardial lining Absent 3B
TS19: outflow tract Absent 3B
TS19: dorsal root ganglion Present 3B
TS19: liver Weak 3B

Specimen 3D: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: atrium cardiac muscle Strong 3D
TS23: heart Strong 3D
TS23: ventricle cardiac muscle Strong 3D
TS23: endocardial cushion Absent 3D Expression is not above background.
TS23: aorta Absent 3D Expression is not above background in the aortic outflow tract.
TS23: pericardium Weak 3D
TS23: interventricular septum Strong 3D
TS23: spinal cord Present 3D

Specimen Table 1: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS19: brain Absent
TS19: future neurohypophysis Absent
TS19: future spinal cord Absent
TS19: dorsal root ganglion Present
TS19: oral region gland Absent There is no expression in the thymus gland.
TS19: pre-cartilage condensation Present
TS19: tongue Present
TS19: heart atrium Strong
TS19: heart ventricle Strong
TS19: endocardial cushion Absent
TS19: outflow tract Absent
TS19: arterial system Present Regionally restricted Expression is present in the smooth muscle of the arterial vasculature.
TS19: embryo mesenchyme Present Regionally restricted Expression is present in the skeletal muscle.
TS19: liver Absent
TS19: surface ectoderm Present Expression is present in the skin.
TS19: lung epithelium Absent
TS19: lung mesenchyme Ambiguous Expression may or may not be present in the smooth muscle cells of the lung.
TS19: intestine epithelium Absent
TS19: intestine mesenchyme Present Expression is present in the smooth muscle cells of the intestine.

Specimen Table 1: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: brain Ambiguous Expression may or may not be present in the brain.
TS21: choroid plexus Absent
TS21: pituitary gland Absent
TS21: spinal cord Absent
TS21: dorsal root ganglion Present
TS21: thymus primordium Absent
TS21: cartilage Present
TS21: esophagus Present
TS21: heart atrium Strong
TS21: heart ventricle Strong
TS21: tongue Strong
TS21: endocardial cushion Absent
TS21: outflow tract Absent
TS21: arterial system Present Regionally restricted Expression is present in the smooth muscle of the arterial vasculature.
TS21: skeletal muscle Present
TS21: gland Present Regionally restricted Expression is present in the adrenal gland.
TS21: liver Present
TS21: skin Present
TS21: lung epithelium Absent
TS21: lung mesenchyme Present Expression is present in the smooth muscle cells of the lung.
TS21: intestine epithelium Absent
TS21: intestine mesenchyme Present Expression is present in the smooth muscle cells of the intestine.

Specimen Table 1: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: brain Present
TS23: pituitary gland Absent
TS23: choroid plexus Present
TS23: spinal cord Present
TS23: dorsal root ganglion Strong
TS23: thymus primordium Absent
TS23: esophagus Present
TS23: cartilage Strong
TS23: heart atrium Strong
TS23: heart ventricle Strong
TS23: tongue Strong
TS23: endocardial cushion Absent
TS23: aorta Absent There is no expression in the outflow tract of the heart.
TS23: arterial system Present Regionally restricted Expression is present in the smooth muscle cells of the arterial vasculature.
TS23: adrenal gland Strong
TS23: skeletal muscle Strong
TS23: metanephros Present
TS23: liver Strong
TS23: skin Strong
TS23: lung epithelium Absent
TS23: lung mesenchyme Present Expression is present in the smooth muscle cells of the lung.
TS23: intestine epithelium Ambiguous Expression may or may not be present in the mucosal epithelium of the intestine.
TS23: intestine mesenchyme Present Expression is present in the smooth muscle cells of the intestine.
TS23: testis Present

Specimen 4A: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: atrium cardiac muscle Strong 4A
TS23: ventricle cardiac muscle Strong 4A
TS23: heart valve Absent 4A
TS23: aorta Absent 4A There is no expression in the outflow tract of the heart.

Specimen 4B: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: atrium cardiac muscle Strong 4B
TS23: ventricle cardiac muscle Strong 4B
TS23: heart valve Absent 4B

Specimen 4C: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: choroid plexus Present 4C
TS23: midbrain Ambiguous 4C There is either weak or negative staining in the midbrain.
TS23: cerebral cortex Weak 4C There is weak expression in the cortex of the brain.
TS23: trachea epithelium Absent 4C

Specimen 4D: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: lung mesenchyme Present 4D Expression is present in the smooth muscle cells.

Specimen 4E: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: diaphragm Strong 4E
TS23: tongue Strong 4E

Specimen 4F: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: liver Strong 4F
TS23: intestine mesenchyme Present 4F Expression is present in the smooth muscle cells.

Specimen 4G: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: adrenal gland Present 4G
TS23: renal cortex Weak 4G

Specimen 4H: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: cartilage Strong 4H
TS23: dorsal root ganglion Present 4H

Specimen 4I: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: thymus primordium Absent 4I


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