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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:18004 Uchida N, et al., Mouse alpha N-catenin: two isoforms, specific expression in the nervous system, and chromosomal localization of the gene. Dev Biol. 1994 May;163(1):75-85
Assay type: RNA in situ
MGI Accession ID: MGI:5496160
Gene symbol: Ctnna2
Gene name: catenin alpha 2
Probe: pBNCAT2
Probe preparation: Antisense labelled with digoxigenin RNA
Visualized with: Alkaline phosphatase
Assay notes: Probes were hydrolyzed to approximately 150 nucleotides by randowm alkaline hydrolysis.
Results
Specimen 6A: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: spinal cord Strong 6A Expression was strong in the layers of differentiating neurons and weaker in the ependymal zone.
Specimen 6B: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: diencephalon Strong 6B Expression was weaker in the ependymal zone.
TS20: telencephalon Strong 6B Expression was weaker in the ependymal zone.
Specimen 6C: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: trigeminal ganglion Strong 6C
Specimen not shown: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: cranial ganglion Strong
TS20: dorsal root ganglion Strong
TS20: neural retinal epithelium Strong
TS20: sympathetic ganglion Strong
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)
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