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Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:84942 Daniel R, et al., Progranulin (acrogranin/PC cell-derived growth factor/granulin-epithelin precursor) is expressed in the placenta, epidermis, microvasculature, and brain during murine development. Dev Dyn. 2003 Aug;227(4):593-9
Assay type: RNA in situ
MGI Accession ID: MGI:5527407
Gene symbol: Grn
Gene name: granulin
Probe: Grn probe
Probe preparation: Antisense labelled with digoxigenin RNA
Results
Specimen 1A: embryonic day 7.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS11: primary trophoblast giant cell Strong 1A
TS28: placenta Strong Regionally restricted 1A Expressed in decidualizing stromal cells.

Specimen 1B: embryonic day 8.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS13: labyrinthine zone Strong 1B
TS28: decidua Present 1B Expression declines throughout the decidual placenta.
TS13: spongiotrophoblast Absent 1B
TS13: trophoblast giant cell Absent 1B
TS13: neural ectoderm Present Regionally restricted 1B Expressed in the proliferating neuroepithelium.
TS13: embryo ectoderm Present 1B
TS13: embryo mesenchyme Present 1B

Specimen 1C: embryonic day 8.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS13: labyrinthine zone Strong 1C
TS28: decidua Present 1C Expression declines throughout the decidual placenta.
TS13: spongiotrophoblast Absent 1C
TS13: trophoblast giant cell Absent 1C

Specimen 1E: embryonic day 7.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS11: embryo ectoderm Present Regionally restricted 1E Expressed in epiblast cells and migratory profiles.
TS11: embryo mesenchyme Present 1E
TS11: extraembryonic mesenchyme Present 1E
TS11: allantois mesoderm Present 1E
TS11: chorion mesoderm Present 1E
TS11: yolk sac mesoderm Present 1E
TS11: embryo endoderm Absent 1E
TS11: yolk sac endoderm Absent 1E
TS11: primary trophoblast giant cell Present Regionally restricted 1E Expressed in trophoblast giant cells at the embryo-maternal interface.

Specimen 1F: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: visceral pericardium Present Regionally restricted 1F Expressed in the active blood vessel formation sites in the epicardium of the heart wall.
TS23: blood Present 1F

Specimen 1G: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: brain pia mater Present Regionally restricted 1G Expressed in blood vessels of the pia mater of meninges.

Specimen 2A: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
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TS22: rib cartilage condensation Strong Regionally restricted 2A No expression in the precursor perichondrial cells. Expressed in the more central hypertrophied chondrocytes.

Specimen 2B: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: liver Present Regionally restricted 2B Expressed in the mononuclear blast-like cells.
TS24: epidermis Present Regionally restricted 2B Expressed in the basal epidermal cells and at least one layer higher into the suprabasal layers of the fetal epidermis.
TS24: dermis Present Regionally restricted 2B Expressed in the abdominal wall associated with developing skeletal muscle layers in the dermis. Expression is weaker than in the epidermis.

Specimen 2D: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: epidermis Strong Regionally restricted 2D Expressed in the origin of the bud.
TS23: dermis Weak Regionally restricted 2D Expressed in the mesenchyme. The appendage-associated hypertrophied mesenchyme was distinctly negative from surrounding tissues.

Specimen 2E: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: epidermis Strong Regionally restricted 2E At a later phase, strong expression in the original epithelial bud site, but not in the distal epithelial ingrowth.
TS23: dermis Weak Regionally restricted 2E Expressed in the mesenchyme. The in-growth associated hypertrophied mesenchyme was distinctly negative from surrounding tissues.

Specimen 2F: embryonic day 16.0 (more )
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: testis mesenchyme Present 2F
TS24: Sertoli cell Sertoli cell Present 2F
TS24: germ cell of testis Absent 2F

Specimen 2G: embryonic day 16.0 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: renal tubule Present Regionally restricted 2G Expressed in renotubular epithelia.
TS24: thoracic ganglion Present 2G Expressed in the aortic sympathetic ganglion.

Specimen 2H: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: dorsal root ganglion Present 2H
TS24: spinal cord Present 2H
TS24: spinal cord lateral wall Present Regionally restricted 2H Expressed in the ventral horn.

Specimen 2I: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS22: forebrain Strong Regionally restricted 2I Expressed in the neopallial cortex but not the intermediate or ventricular zones.
TS22: forebrain ventricular layer Absent 2I
TS22: neocortex Strong Widespread 2I
TS22: cerebral cortex intermediate zone Absent 2I
TS22: cerebral cortex ventricular layer Absent 2I

Specimen not shown: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: hair follicle Ambiguous Regionally restricted Absent or low in epithelial cells of the hair follicles.

Specimen not shown: embryonic day 16.0 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: liver vascular element Absent No expression in the epithelial cells.
TS24: lung Absent
TS24: intestine epithelium Weak


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04/23/2024
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