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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:19939 Liu IS, et al., Developmental expression of a novel murine homeobox gene (Chx10): evidence for roles in determination of the neuroretina and inner nuclear layer. Neuron. 1994 Aug;13(2):377-93
Assay type: RNA in situ
MGI Accession ID: MGI:4848216
Gene symbol: Vsx2
Gene name: visual system homeobox 2
Probe: Chx10 cDNA6
Probe preparation: Antisense labelled with S35 RNA
Visualized with: Autoradiography
Results
Specimen not shown: embryonic day 8.0 (more )
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TS12: embryo Absent

Specimen 5A,B: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
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TS15: optic vesicle Present Regionally restricted 5B , 5A Expression limited to anterior region of the optic vesicles, evaginating from diencephalon.
TS15: surface ectoderm Absent 5B , 5A No expression in overlying head ectoderm, which gives rise to the lens.

Specimen 5C,D: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
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TS15: optic stalk Absent 5C , 5D No expression in posterior optic vesicle in cells that will form the retinal pigment epithelium.
TS15: optic vesicle Present Regionally restricted 5C , 5D
TS15: surface ectoderm Absent 5D , 5C No expression in overlying head ectoderm, which gives rise to the lens.

Specimen 5E,F: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
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TS19: neural retinal epithelium Strong Uniform 5F , 5E
TS19: pigmented retinal epithelium Absent 5E , 5F
TS19: eye Present Regionally restricted 5E , 5F Authors state there is no expression in other parts of the eye.

Specimen 5G,H: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: neural retina Present Regionally restricted 5H , 5G Expression restricted to neuroblast layer. No expression in ganglion cell layer.

Specimen 5I,J: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: retina Strong Regionally restricted 5J , 5I Stronger expression in outer layer of neuroblast cells. No expression in ganglion cells.

Specimen 5K,L: postnatal day 4 (more )
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TS28: retina inner nuclear layer Present 5L , 5K
TS28: retina outer nuclear layer Absent 5K , 5L

Specimen 5M,N: postnatal adult (more )
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TS28: retina inner nuclear layer Present 5N , 5M
TS28: photoreceptor layer Absent 5N , 5M
TS28: retina ganglion cell layer Absent 5N , 5M
TS28: retina outer nuclear layer Absent 5N , 5M

Specimen not shown: postnatal adult (more )
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TS28: retina inner nuclear layer Present Regionally restricted No expression in cells closest to the ganglion cell layer.

Specimen not shown: embryonic day 8.5 (more )
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TS13: neural tube Absent

Specimen not shown: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
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TS15: neural tube Absent

Specimen not shown: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
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TS17: neural tube Present

Specimen 6A,B: embryonic day 11.0 (more )
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TS18: metencephalon Present Regionally restricted 6A , 6B Expression extends ventrally throughout posterior part of neural tube, from rhombencephalic isthmus into metencephalon, myelencephalon and spinal cord.
TS18: midbrain-hindbrain junction Present Regionally restricted 6A , 6B Expression extends ventrally throughout posterior part of neural tube, from rhombencephalic isthmus into metencephalon, myelencephalon and spinal cord.
TS18: myelencephalon Present Regionally restricted 6A , 6B Expression extends ventrally throughout posterior part of neural tube, from rhombencephalic isthmus into metencephalon, myelencephalon and spinal cord.
TS18: cerebellum primordium Absent 6B , 6A

Specimen 6C,D: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: hindbrain Present Regionally restricted 6C , 6D Spatially restricted expression maintained in rhombencephalon during formation of pons and medulla.
TS21: medulla oblongata Present Regionally restricted 6D , 6C Expression localized to medial ventral part of pons, medial ventral medulla oblongata and ventral part of spinal cord.
TS21: pons Present Regionally restricted 6D , 6C Expression localized to medial ventral part of pons, medial ventral medulla oblongata and ventral part of spinal cord.
TS21: spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 6D , 6C Expression localized to medial ventral part of pons, medial ventral medulla oblongata and ventral part of spinal cord.

Specimen 6E,F: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
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TS23: hindbrain Present Regionally restricted 6F , 6E Region of expression overlaps with region in which cranial motor nerve nuclei develop, located below the mesencephalic vesicle and fourth ventricle at level of trigeminal, abducens and facial motor nuclei.
TS23: pons Present Regionally restricted 6F , 6E At level of cranial nerves VI and VII, expression below the mesencephalic vesicle, covering regions of abducens and facial motor nuclei in the pons. Expression in regions of medial pons in which some of the reticular nuclei arise.

Specimen not shown: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
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TS23: hindbrain Present Regionally restricted Authors report a similar pattern of expression in the trigeminal motor nuclei at the level of cranial nerve V.

Specimen 6G,H: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
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TS23: medulla oblongata Present Regionally restricted 6G , 6H Expression in the region of the medullary reticular formtion of the medulla oblongata.

Specimen 6I,J: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
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TS17: future spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 6I , 6J Expression localized to subset of cells in ventral region of ependymal layer. Minor expression in mantle layer. No Expression in most ventral part of ependymal layer, including floor plate, or in cells just ventral to sulcus limitans.

Specimen 6K,L: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 6L , 6K At the cervical level, expression extends out to the dorsal basal plate.

Specimen 6M,N: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
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TS23: spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 6M , 6N Expression in a subset of postmitotic neurons in the dorsal portion of the ventral spinal cord.
TS23: ventral grey horn Weak Regionally restricted 6M , 6N Restricted expression in the basal plate, only in the dorsal portion of the ventral horn. No expression in the ventral portion of the ventral horn.

Specimen 6O,P: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: spinal cord Weak Regionally restricted 6O , 6P Much weaker expression than at earlier stages.
TS24: ventral grey horn Present Regionally restricted 6P , 6O Expression localized to a subset of neurons in the ventral horn, possibly dorsal medial motor neurons and/or intermediate zone cells.
TS24: intermediate grey horn Ambiguous 6O , 6P Expression localized to a subset of neurons in the ventral horn, possibly dorsal medial motor neurons and/or intermediate zone cells.

Specimen not shown: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: brain Present Regionally restricted Beginning at E12.5, expression at the border of the caudal thalamus and pretectal area of the rostral midbrain, possibly in the epithalamus.

Specimen 6Q,R: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: head Present Regionally restricted 6R , 6Q Expression at the border of the developing caudal thalamus and the pretectal region of the rostral midbrain, in the pons, and in the medulla oblongata.
TS21: epithalamus Ambiguous 6R , 6Q Expression at the border of the developing caudal thalamus and the pretectal region of the rostral midbrain, in the pons, and in the medulla oblongata.

Specimen 6S,T: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
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TS23: thalamus Present Regionally restricted 6T , 6S Expression in the region of the dorsal caudal thalamus.

Specimen not shown: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: lip Present Regionally restricted Expression localized to ectoderm of lips, initally at E13.5.

Specimen 6U,V: embryonic day 14.0 (more )
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TS22: lower lip Present Regionally restricted 6V , 6U Expression in upper and lower lip, localizing to ectoderm.
TS22: upper lip Present Regionally restricted 6V , 6U Expression in upper and lower lip, localizing to ectoderm.

Specimen 6W,X: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
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TS23: upper lip Present Regionally restricted 6X , 6W Expression localized lateral to median groove (philtrum).


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