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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:157819 Shimogori T, et al., A genomic atlas of mouse hypothalamic development. Nat Neurosci. 2010;13(6):767-75
Assay type: RNA in situ
MGI Accession ID: MGI:4450750
Gene symbol: Arx
Gene name: aristaless related homeobox
Probe: UI-M-BH3-awh-f-01-0-UI.s1
Probe preparation: Antisense labelled with digoxigenin RNA
Visualized with: Alkaline phosphatase
Results
Specimen 3h: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: blue - Arx; brown - Lhx9 (assay MGI:4452073).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: thalamus Present Regionally restricted 3h Expression is present in the prethalamus.
TS20: hypothalamus Present Regionally restricted 3h Expression is present in the intrahypothalamic diagonal.

Specimen 6g: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: blue - Arx; brown - Shh (assay MGI:4452154).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: hypothalamus Present Regionally restricted 6g Expression is present in the intrahypothalamic diagonal.
TS20: diencephalon Present Regionally restricted 6g Expression is present in the tuberomammillary terminal.
TS20: thalamus Present Regionally restricted 6g Expression is present in the posterior prethalamus.

Specimen 6h: embryonic day 12.5; Shhtm2Amc/Shhtm2Amc, Tg(Nkx2-1-cre)2Sand/0 (more )
Note: Conditional mutant. Double labeled: blue - Arx; brown - Shh (assay MGI:4452154).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: thalamus Present Regionally restricted 6h Expression is present in the posterior prethalamus.
TS20: hypothalamus Absent 6h There is no expression in the intrahypothalamic diagonal or tuberomammillary terminal.

Specimen Arx - E11.5: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
Note: Specimen was also hybridized with a fluorescein-labeled Shh probe (MGI:2110655; detected with TBT/BCIP). The results are reported in Supp. Table 4, whose legend includes a key to the abbreviations used and more fully details the regions examined.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS19: diencephalon lateral wall mantle layer Strong Non-Uniform Arx-Shh E11.5-coronal-1 , Arx-Shh E11.5-sagittal Staining is strong in the MZ of anterior & posterior IDs & TT, moderate in the dorsal POA, weak & scattered in the dorsal thalamus & either absent or ubiquitous in the prethalamus, ventral POA, PVH, VMH & ARH nuclei, AVH & premam, mam & supramam zones.
TS19: diencephalon lateral wall ventricular layer Strong Non-Uniform Arx-Shh E11.5-coronal-1 , Arx-Shh E11.5-sagittal There is strong staining in the VZ of the prethalamus. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the VZ of the dorsal thalamus, dorsal & ventral POAs, the PVH, VMH & ARH nuclei, the AVH, anterior & posterior IDs, premam, mam & supramam zones & the TT.
TS19: telencephalon mantle layer Strong Non-Uniform Arx-Shh E11.5-coronal-1 , Arx-Shh E11.5-sagittal There is strong staining in the mantle zone of the ganglionic eminences and weak staining in the postmitotic neurons in the intermediate zone and cortical plate of the cerebral cortex.
TS19: telencephalon ventricular layer Weak Non-Uniform Arx-Shh E11.5-sagittal , Arx-Shh E11.5-coronal-1 There is weak staining in the ventricular zone of the cerebral cortex. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular zone of the ganglionic eminences.

Specimen Arx - E12.5: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Note: Specimen was also hybridized with a fluorescein-labeled Shh probe (MGI:2110655; detected with TBT/BCIP). The results are reported in Supp. Table 4, whose legend includes a key to the abbreviations used and more fully details the regions examined.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: cerebral cortex intermediate zone Moderate Arx-Shh E12.5-coronal , Arx-Shh E12.5-sagittal There is moderate staining in the postmitotic neurons in the intermediate zone of the cerebral cortex.
TS20: cerebral cortex ventricular layer Moderate Arx-Shh E12.5-coronal , Arx-Shh E12.5-sagittal There is moderate staining in the ventricular zone of the cerebral cortex.
TS20: cortical plate Moderate Arx-Shh E12.5-coronal , Arx-Shh E12.5-sagittal There is moderate staining in the postmitotic neurons in the cortical plate of the cerebral cortex.
TS20: diencephalon mantle layer Strong Non-Uniform Arx-Shh E12.5-sagittal , Arx-Shh E12.5-coronal There is strong staining in the mantle zone of the TT. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the mantle zone of the premam, mam and supramam zones.
TS20: diencephalon ventricular layer Weak Non-Uniform Arx-Shh E12.5-sagittal , Arx-Shh E12.5-coronal There is weak, scattered staining in the ventricular zone of the TT. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular zone of the premam, mam and supramam zones.
TS20: ganglionic eminence Very strong Non-Uniform Arx-Shh E12.5-sagittal , Arx-Shh E12.5-coronal There is very strong staining in the mantle zone of the ganglionic eminences and weak, scattered staining in the ventricular zone of the ganglionic eminences.
TS20: hypothalamus mantle layer Strong Non-Uniform Arx-Shh E12.5-sagittal , Arx-Shh E12.5-coronal There is strong staining in the mantle zone of the dorsal and ventral POAs. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the mantle zone of the PVH, VMH and ARH nuclei, the AVH and anterior and posterior IDs.
TS20: hypothalamus ventricular layer Strong Non-Uniform Arx-Shh E12.5-coronal , Arx-Shh E12.5-sagittal There is strong staining in the ventricular zone of the anterior and posterior IDs. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular zone of the dorsal and ventral POAs, the PVH, VMH and ARH nuclei and the AVH.
TS20: thalamus mantle layer Very strong Non-Uniform Arx-Shh E12.5-sagittal , Arx-Shh E12.5-coronal There is very strong staining in the mantle zone of the prethalamus. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the mantle zone of the dorsal thalamus.
TS20: thalamus ventricular layer Weak Non-Uniform Arx-Shh E12.5-sagittal , Arx-Shh E12.5-coronal There is weak, scattered staining in the ventricular zone of the prethalamus. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular zone of the dorsal thalamus.

Specimen Arx - E14.5: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
Note: Specimen was also hybridized with a fluorescein-labeled Shh probe (MGI:2110655; detected with TBT/BCIP). The results are reported in Supp. Table 4, whose legend includes a key to the abbreviations used and more fully details the regions examined.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS22: cerebral cortex intermediate zone Ambiguous Arx-Shh E14.5-sagittal , Arx-Shh E14.5-coronal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the postmitotic neurons in the intermediate zone of the cerebral cortex.
TS22: cerebral cortex ventricular layer Moderate Arx-Shh E14.5-coronal , Arx-Shh E14.5-sagittal There is moderate, scattered staining in the ventricular zone of the cerebral cortex.
TS22: cortical plate Ambiguous Arx-Shh E14.5-coronal , Arx-Shh E14.5-sagittal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the postmitotic neurons in the cortical plate of the cerebral cortex.
TS22: diencephalon mantle layer Strong Non-Uniform Arx-Shh E14.5-sagittal , Arx-Shh E14.5-coronal There is strong staining in the mantle zone of the TT. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the mantle zone of the premam, mam and supramam zones.
TS22: diencephalon ventricular layer Ambiguous Arx-Shh E14.5-coronal , Arx-Shh E14.5-sagittal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular zone of the premam, mam and supramam zones and the TT.
TS22: ganglionic eminence Very strong Non-Uniform Arx-Shh E14.5-sagittal , Arx-Shh E14.5-coronal There is very strong staining in the mantle zone of the ganglionic eminences. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular zone of the ganglionic eminences.
TS22: hypothalamus mantle layer Strong Non-Uniform Arx-Shh E14.5-coronal , Arx-Shh E14.5-sagittal There is strong staining in the mantle zone of the dorsal and ventral POAs and strong, scattered staining in the AVH and anterior ID. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the mantle zone of the PVH, VMH and ARH nuclei and the posterior ID.
TS22: hypothalamus ventricular layer Strong Non-Uniform Arx-Shh E14.5-sagittal , Arx-Shh E14.5-coronal There is strong, scattered staining in the ventricular zone of the posterior ID. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular zone of the dorsal and ventral POAs, the PVH, VMH and ARH nuclei, the AVH and anterior ID.
TS22: thalamus mantle layer Ambiguous Arx-Shh E14.5-coronal , Arx-Shh E14.5-sagittal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the mantle zone of the dorsal thalamus and prethalamus.
TS22: thalamus ventricular layer Ambiguous Arx-Shh E14.5-sagittal , Arx-Shh E14.5-coronal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular zone of the dorsal thalamus and prethalamus.

Specimen Arx - E16.5: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
Note: Specimen was also hybridized with a fluorescein-labeled Shh probe (MGI:2110655; detected with TBT/BCIP). The results are reported in Supp. Table 4, whose legend includes a key to the abbreviations used and more fully details the regions examined.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: cerebral cortex intermediate zone Strong Scattered Arx-Shh E16.5-coronal , Arx-Shh E16.5-sagittal There is strong, scattered staining in the postmitotic neurons in the intermediate zone of the cerebral cortex.
TS24: cerebral cortex ventricular layer Very strong Scattered Arx-Shh E16.5-coronal , Arx-Shh E16.5-sagittal There is very strong, scattered staining in the ventricular zone of the cerebral cortex.
TS24: cortical plate Strong Scattered Arx-Shh E16.5-coronal , Arx-Shh E16.5-sagittal There is strong, scattered staining in the postmitotic neurons in the cortical plate of the cerebral cortex.
TS24: diencephalon mantle layer Strong Non-Uniform Arx-Shh E16.5-coronal , Arx-Shh E16.5-sagittal There is strong staining in the mantle zone of the premam zone. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the mantle zone of the mam and supramam zones.
TS24: diencephalon ventricular layer Ambiguous Arx-Shh E16.5-coronal , Arx-Shh E16.5-sagittal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular zone of the premam, mam and supramam zones.
TS24: ganglionic eminence Ambiguous Arx-Shh E16.5-coronal , Arx-Shh E16.5-sagittal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular and mantle zones of the ganglionic eminences.
TS24: hypothalamus mantle layer Very strong Non-Uniform Arx-Shh E16.5-coronal , Arx-Shh E16.5-sagittal Staining is very strong in the MZ of the dorsal POA, strong in the ventral POA & ARH nucleus, strong & scattered in the AVH & the DAH & moderate & scattered in the PH. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the MZ of the PVH, SCH, DMH & VMH nuclei.
TS24: hypothalamus ventricular layer Moderate Non-Uniform Arx-Shh E16.5-coronal , Arx-Shh E16.5-sagittal There is moderate, scattered staining in the ventricular zone of the DMH nucleus. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular zone of the dorsal and ventral POAs, the PVH, SCH, VMH and ARH nuclei, the AVH, the DAH and the PH.
TS24: thalamus mantle layer Very strong Non-Uniform Arx-Shh E16.5-coronal , Arx-Shh E16.5-sagittal There is very strong staining in the mantle zone of the prethalamus. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the mantle zone of the dorsal thalamus.
TS24: thalamus ventricular layer Ambiguous Arx-Shh E16.5-sagittal , Arx-Shh E16.5-coronal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular zone of the dorsal thalamus and prethalamus.


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