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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:39280 Furukawa T, et al., rax, a novel paired-type homeobox gene, shows expression in the anterior neural fold and developing retina. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1997 Apr 1;94(7):3088-93
Assay type: RNA in situ
MGI Accession ID: MGI:5439600
Gene symbol: Otx2
Gene name: orthodenticle homeobox 2
Probe: otx2 probe22
Probe preparation: Antisense labelled with digoxigenin RNA
Results
Specimen Not shown: embryonic day 8.0 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS12: neural ectoderm Present Regionally restricted Expression is present in the anterior central nervous system.
Specimen 5D: embryonic day 8.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS13: future brain neural fold Present Regionally restricted 5D Expression is present in the anterior head fold.
TS13: eye Strong 5D Expression is present in the region containing the optic evaginations.
Specimen 5H: embryonic day 9.0 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS14: embryo Present Regionally restricted 5H Expression is present in areas of the embryo other than the optic vesicle, optic stalk, and ventral diencephalon.
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Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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