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Assay
Reference: J:13591 Porteus MH, et al., Isolation and characterization of a novel cDNA clone encoding a homeodomain that is developmentally regulated in the ventral forebrain [published erratum appears in Neuron 1992 Jul;9(1):187]. Neuron. 1991 Aug;7(2):221-9
Assay type: RNA in situ
MGI Accession ID: MGI:3776783
Gene symbol: Dlx2
Gene name: distal-less homeobox 2
Probe: Dlx-2 cDNA1
Probe preparation: Antisense labelled with S35 RNA
Visualized with: Autoradiography
Results
Specimen 4 E11.5: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS19: forebrain Present Regionally restricted 4_E11.5 Expression in the ventral forebrain neuroepithelium.
TS19: telencephalon Strong Regionally restricted 4_E11.5 Strong expression throughout the ganglionic eminence.
TS19: diencephalon Strong 4_E11.5 Strong expression in a stripe of cells in the posterior forebrain, probably corresponding to the diencephalon.

Specimen 5 E11.5: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS19: forebrain Present Regionally restricted 5_E11.5 Expression in the ventral forebrain neuroepithelium.
TS19: telencephalon Strong Regionally restricted 5_E11.5 Strong expression throughout the ganglionic eminence.
TS19: diencephalon Strong 5_E11.5 Strong expression in a stripe of cells in the posterior forebrain, probably corresponding to the diencephalon.

Specimen 4 E13.5: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: forebrain Present Regionally restricted 4_E13.5 Expression throughout most of the ventral forebrain.
TS21: ganglionic eminence Strong 4_E13.5

Specimen 5 E13.5: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: forebrain Present Regionally restricted 5_E13.5 Expression throughout most of the ventral forebrain, in the ganglionic eminence, as well as in ventricular cells extending both rostrally and caudally.
TS21: ganglionic eminence Present 5_E13.5

Specimen 4 E14.5: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS22: forebrain Strong Regionally restricted 4_E14.5 Strong expression throughout the ventral forebrain.
TS22: tooth Present 4_E14.5 Expression in the developing tooth.

Specimen 5 E14.5: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS22: forebrain Strong Regionally restricted 5_E14.5 Strong expression throughout the ventral forebrain.
TS22: thalamus Trace Regionally restricted 5_E14.5 Strong expression in a cluster of cells in the ventral thalamus on the anterior aspect of the third ventricle.

Specimen 4 E17.5 (Coronal): embryonic day 17.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS25: ganglionic eminence Present 4_E17.5 (Coronal)

Specimen 4 E17.5: embryonic day 17.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS25: ganglionic eminence Present 4_E17.5
TS25: main olfactory bulb Present 4_E17.5
TS25: tooth Present 4_E17.5

Specimen 5 E17.5: embryonic day 17.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS25: ganglionic eminence Present Regionally restricted 5_E17.5 Expression in ganglionic eminence spatially restricted to ventricular cells.

Specimen 4 E18.5: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS26: cerebral cortex ventricular zone Present 4_E18.5
TS26: main olfactory bulb Present 4_E18.5
TS26: tooth Present 4_E18.5
TS26: vomeronasal organ Present 4_E18.5 Expression in a small cluster of cells in the palate, probably the developing vomeronasal organ.

Specimen 5 E18.5 (Teeth): embryonic day 18.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS26: enamel organ Present Regionally restricted 5_E18.5 (teeth) Expression in undifferentiated preameloblasts.

Specimen 4 P7: postnatal day 7 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: main olfactory bulb Present 4_P7
TS28: cerebral cortex Present Regionally restricted 4_P7 Expression in the ventricular zone of the cerebral cortex.

Specimen not shown: postnatal adult (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: brain Absent Authors report no detectable expression in the adult brain by in situ hybridization.


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