About   Help   FAQ
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:4450887
Gene symbol: Prox1
Gene name: prospero homeobox 1
Probe: UI-M-CG0p-bfe-e-12-0-UI.s1
Probe preparation: Antisense labelled with digoxigenin RNA
Visualized with: Alkaline phosphatase
Assay notes: These specimens were 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.
Results
Specimen Prox1 - E11.5: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS19: diencephalon lateral wall mantle layer Ambiguous Prox1-Shh E11.5_coronal , Prox1-Shh E11.5_sagittal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the mantle zone of the dorsal thalamus, prethalamus, dorsal and ventral POAs, the PVH, VMH and ARH nuclei, the AVH, the anterior and posterior IDs, the premam, mam and supramam zones and the TT.
TS19: diencephalon lateral wall ventricular layer Strong Non-Uniform Prox1-Shh E11.5_sagittal , Prox1-Shh E11.5_coronal Staining is strong in the VZ of the TT, moderate in prethalamus, dorsal & ventral POAs, PVH nucleus, posterior ID & premam zone & either absent or ubiquitous in the dorsal thalamus, AVH, anterior ID, VMH & ARH nuclei & mam & supramam zones.
TS19: telencephalon mantle layer Ambiguous Prox1-Shh E11.5_coronal , Prox1-Shh E11.5_sagittal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the postmitotic neurons in the intermediate zone and cortical plate of the cerebral cortex and in the mantle zone of the ganglionic eminences.
TS19: telencephalon ventricular layer Moderate Non-Uniform Prox1-Shh E11.5_sagittal , Prox1-Shh E11.5_coronal There is moderate staining in the ventricular zone of the ganglionic eminences. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular zone of the cerebral cortex.

Specimen Prox1 - E12.5: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: cerebral cortex intermediate zone Ambiguous Prox1-Shh E12.5_coronal , Prox1-Shh E12.5_sagittal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the postmitotic neurons in the intermediate zone of the cerebral cortex.
TS20: cerebral cortex ventricular layer Moderate Prox1-Shh E12.5_coronal , Prox1-Shh E12.5_sagittal There is moderate staining in the ventricular zone of the cerebral cortex.
TS20: cortical plate Ambiguous Prox1-Shh E12.5_sagittal , Prox1-Shh E12.5_coronal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the postmitotic neurons in the cortical plate of the cerebral cortex.
TS20: diencephalon mantle layer Strong Non-Uniform Prox1-Shh E12.5_coronal , Prox1-Shh E12.5_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 and the TT.
TS20: diencephalon ventricular layer Strong Non-Uniform Prox1-Shh E12.5_sagittal , Prox1-Shh E12.5_coronal There is strong 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 Strong Non-Uniform Prox1-Shh E12.5_coronal , Prox1-Shh E12.5_sagittal There is strong staining in the ventricular zone of the ganglionic eminences. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the mantle zone of the ganglionic eminences.
TS20: hypothalamus mantle layer Strong Non-Uniform Prox1-Shh E12.5_coronal , Prox1-Shh E12.5_sagittal There is strong staining in the mantle zone of the posterior ID. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the mantle zone of the dorsal and ventral POAs, the PVH, VMH and ARH nuclei, the AVH and anterior ID.
TS20: hypothalamus ventricular layer Strong Non-Uniform Prox1-Shh E12.5_coronal , Prox1-Shh E12.5_sagittal There is strong staining in the ventricular zone of the dorsal and ventral POAs. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular zone of the PVH, VMH and ARH nuclei, the AVH and anterior and posterior IDs.
TS20: thalamus mantle layer Ambiguous Prox1-Shh E12.5_sagittal , Prox1-Shh E12.5_coronal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the mantle zone of the dorsal thalamus and prethalamus.
TS20: thalamus ventricular layer Strong Non-Uniform Prox1-Shh E12.5_sagittal , Prox1-Shh E12.5_coronal There is strong staining in the ventricular zone of the prethalamus. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular zone of the dorsal thalamus.

Specimen Prox1 - E14.5: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS22: cerebral cortex intermediate zone Ambiguous Prox1-Shh E14.5_sagittal , Prox1-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 Weak Prox1-Shh E14.5_sagittal , Prox1-Shh E14.5_coronal There is weak staining in the ventricular zone of the cerebral cortex.
TS22: cortical plate Ambiguous Prox1-Shh E14.5_sagittal , Prox1-Shh E14.5_coronal 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 Prox1-Shh E14.5_sagittal , Prox1-Shh E14.5_coronal There is strong staining in the mantle zone of the premam zone and weak staining in the TT. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the mantle zone of the mam and supramam zones.
TS22: diencephalon ventricular layer Moderate Non-Uniform Prox1-Shh E14.5_sagittal , Prox1-Shh E14.5_coronal There is moderate staining in the ventricular zone of the premam zone and the TT. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular zone of the mam and supramam zones.
TS22: ganglionic eminence Moderate Non-Uniform Prox1-Shh E14.5_sagittal , Prox1-Shh E14.5_coronal There is moderate 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 Weak Non-Uniform Prox1-Shh E14.5_sagittal , Prox1-Shh E14.5_coronal There is weak staining in the mantle zone of the posterior ID and ARH nucleus. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the mantle zone of the dorsal and ventral POAs, the PVH and VMH nuclei, the AVH and anterior ID.
TS22: hypothalamus ventricular layer Moderate Non-Uniform Prox1-Shh E14.5_coronal , Prox1-Shh E14.5_sagittal There is moderate staining in the ventricular zone of the dorsal and ventral POAs and the posterior ID and weak staining in the AVH. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular zone of the PVH, VMH and ARH nuclei and anterior ID.
TS22: thalamus mantle layer Very strong Non-Uniform Prox1-Shh E14.5_sagittal , Prox1-Shh E14.5_coronal There is very strong staining in the mantle zone of the dorsal thalamus. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the mantle zone of the prethalamus.
TS22: thalamus ventricular layer Weak Non-Uniform Prox1-Shh E14.5_coronal , Prox1-Shh E14.5_sagittal There is weak staining in the ventricular zone of the prethalamus. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular zone of the dorsal thalamus.

Specimen Prox1 - E16.5: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: cerebral cortex intermediate zone Ambiguous Prox1-Shh E16.5_coronal , Prox1-Shh E16.5_sagittal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the postmitotic neurons in the intermediate zone of the cerebral cortex.
TS24: cerebral cortex ventricular layer Ambiguous Prox1-Shh E16.5_coronal , Prox1-Shh E16.5_sagittal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular zone of the cerebral cortex.
TS24: cortical plate Ambiguous Prox1-Shh E16.5_coronal , Prox1-Shh E16.5_sagittal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the postmitotic neurons in the cortical plate of the cerebral cortex.
TS24: diencephalon mantle layer Moderate Non-Uniform Prox1-Shh E16.5_sagittal , Prox1-Shh E16.5_coronal There is moderate 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 Moderate Non-Uniform Prox1-Shh E16.5_sagittal , Prox1-Shh E16.5_coronal There is moderate staining in the ventricular zone of the premam zone. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular zone of the mam and supramam zones.
TS24: ganglionic eminence Weak Non-Uniform Prox1-Shh E16.5_coronal , Prox1-Shh E16.5_sagittal There is weak staining in the mantle zone of the ganglionic eminences. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular zone of the ganglionic eminences.
TS24: hypothalamus mantle layer Moderate Non-Uniform Prox1-Shh E16.5_sagittal , Prox1-Shh E16.5_coronal There is moderate staining in the mantle zone of the PH. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the mantle zone of the dorsal and ventral POAs, the PVH, SCH, DMH, VMH and ARH nuclei, the AVH and the DAH.
TS24: hypothalamus ventricular layer Moderate Non-Uniform Prox1-Shh E16.5_coronal , Prox1-Shh E16.5_sagittal There is moderate staining in the ventricular zone of the dorsal POA and the PH. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular zone of the ventral POA, the PVH, SCH, DMH, VMH and ARH nuclei, the AVH and the DAH.
TS24: thalamus mantle layer Very strong Non-Uniform Prox1-Shh E16.5_sagittal , Prox1-Shh E16.5_coronal There is very strong staining in the mantle zone of the dorsal thalamus. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the mantle zone of the prethalamus.
TS24: thalamus ventricular layer Weak Non-Uniform Prox1-Shh E16.5_sagittal , Prox1-Shh E16.5_coronal There is weak staining in the ventricular zone of the prethalamus. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular zone of the dorsal thalamus.


Contributing Projects:
Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
Citing These Resources
Funding Information
Warranty Disclaimer, Privacy Notice, Licensing, & Copyright
Send questions and comments to User Support.
last database update
04/30/2024
MGI 6.23
The Jackson Laboratory