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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:38197 Sheng HZ, et al., Expression of murine Lhx5 suggests a role in specifying the forebrain. Dev Dyn. 1997 Feb;208(2):266-77
Assay type: RNA in situ
MGI Accession ID: MGI:5467846
Gene symbol: Lhx5
Gene name: LIM homeobox protein 5
Probe: Lhx5 cDNA5
Probe preparation: Antisense labelled with digoxigenin RNA
Results
Specimen 3A: embryonic day 8.0 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS12: future prosencephalon Present Regionally restricted 3A Expression is present in the most anterior portion of the neural plate.
TS12: future hindbrain Present Regionally restricted 3A Expression is present in restricted regions.

Specimen 3B: embryonic day 8.5 (more )
Note: This is a turning stage embryo.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS13: future prosencephalon Present 3B Expression is present in neural epithelium of the headfold.
TS13: optic pit Absent 3B

Specimen 3C: embryonic day 8.5 (more )
Note: This is a post-turning stage embryo.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS13: future prosencephalon Present 3C Expression is present in the headfold.
TS13: optic eminence Absent 3C

Specimen 3D: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS15: future forebrain Present 3D Expression delineates the boundary between the midbrain and forebrain.
TS15: future midbrain Absent 3D
TS15: diencephalon Present Widespread 3D Expression is present as a broad band.

Specimen 3F: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
Note: Also stained for En2 (assay MGI:5467851).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS15: future forebrain Present 3F Expression delineates the boundary between the midbrain and forebrain.
TS15: future midbrain Absent 3F

Specimen 4A: embryonic day 8.0-8.5 (more )
Note: 7-9 somite stage embryo. anterior view
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS13: future prosencephalon Present Regionally restricted 4A left Expression is present in the headfold; the strongest signals are detected at the anterior headfold.
TS13: optic pit Absent 4A left

Specimen 4B: embryonic day 8.5 (more )
Note: anterior view
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS13: future prosencephalon Present Non-Uniform 4B left Expression is strongest in the anterior, posterior and ventral edges of the headfold, the future ventral telencephalon and part of the diencephalon; it is weak in the dorsal edge.
TS13: optic eminence Absent 4B left

Specimen 4C: embryonic day 8.5 (more )
Note: posterior view
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS13: future hindbrain Present Regionally restricted 4C left Expression is present in two small groups of cells.
TS13: future prosencephalon Present Regionally restricted 4C left Expression is restricted to the edge of the headfold and does not extend beyond.

Specimen 4D: embryonic day 8.5-9.0 (more )
Note: anterior view
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS14: prosencephalon Present 4D left
TS14: future midbrain Absent 4D left

Specimen 5A: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
Note: lateral view
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS15: future forebrain Present 5A right
TS15: embryo Present Regionally restricted 5A right Expression is not detected in tissues outside the central nervous system.

Specimen 5B: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
Note: lateral view
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS17: midbrain Present Regionally restricted 5B right Expression is present in ventral midbrain, with a strip extending dorsally.
TS17: hindbrain Present Regionally restricted 5B right Expression is present as two lightly stained strips runnning along the ventral portion of the longitudinal axis, with darkly stained bands segmentally arranged perpendicular to the stripes.
TS17: future spinal cord Strong Regionally restricted 5B right Expression is present as three strongly stained stripes running along the entire course of the cord.
TS17: forebrain Present 5B right

Specimen 5C: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS17: midbrain Present Regionally restricted 5C Expression is present in ventral midbrain, with a strip extending dorsally.
TS17: hindbrain Present Regionally restricted 5C Expression is present as two lightly stained strips runnning along the ventral portion of the longitudinal axis, with darkly stained bands segmentally arranged perpendicular to the stripes.
TS17: forebrain Present 5C

Specimen 5D: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS17: future spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 5D right Expression is present three groups of cells distributed dorsolaterally at each side of the spinal cord; expression is not present in the lateral motor column.

Specimen 7A: embryonic day 8.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS13: future prosencephalon Present 7A Expression is present in the headfolds.
TS13: future hindbrain Present 7A

Specimen 7B: embryonic day 8.5; Lhx1tm1Bhr/Lhx1tm1Bhr (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS13: future prosencephalon Absent 7B
TS13: future hindbrain Present 7B


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