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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:213573 Padmakumar V, et al., Detection of differential fetal and adult expression of chloride intracellular channel 4 (CLIC4) protein by analysis of a green fluorescent protein knock-in mouse line. BMC Dev Biol. 2014;14:24
Assay type: In situ reporter (knock in)
MGI Accession ID: MGI:5638086
Gene symbol: Clic4
Gene name: chloride intracellular channel 4
Reporter: GFP
Antibody: anti-GFP (ab6556)
Detection system: horseradish peroxidase
Results
Specimen 2B: embryonic day 13.5; Clic4tm2Yus/Clic4tm2Yus (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: telencephalon Strong Regionally restricted 2B High levels of expression throughout entire dorsal pallium (isocortex) and paraseptal subpallium.
TS21: neocortex Present 2B
TS21: thalamus Present Regionally restricted 2B Expression in the alar plate of thalamus.
TS21: hypothalamus Strong Regionally restricted 2B Expression in the basal part of terminal hypothalamus.
TS21: forebrain-midbrain boundary region Present 2B Expression in the commissural pretectal region.
TS21: hindbrain Absent 2B No expression in structures extending from the prospective prepontine hindbrain to the medullary hindbrain.
TS21: spinal cord Present 2B Expression in ventral and dorsal layers of spinal cord.
TS21: dorsal aorta Present 2B
TS21: heart atrium Present 2B
TS21: heart ventricle Present 2B
TS21: liver Present 2B
TS21: lung Present 2B
TS21: tongue Present 2B

Specimen 2C: embryonic day 15.5; Clic4tm2Yus/Clic4tm2Yus (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: hippocampus Present 2C Expression mostly restricted to ventral pallium (olfactory bulb), dorsal pallium (gives rise to frontal, occipital, insular and entorhinal cortices) and medial pallium (gives rise to hippocampus and subicullum).
TS23: main olfactory bulb Present 2C Expression mostly restricted to ventral pallium (olfactory bulb), dorsal pallium (gives rise to frontal, occipital, insular and entorhinal cortices) and medial pallium (gives rise to hippocampus and subicullum).
TS23: cerebral cortex ventricular layer Present Regionally restricted 2C In dorsal pallium, expression in ventricular zone and superficial strata, but not in the intermediate stratum.
TS23: neocortex Present Regionally restricted 2C In dorsal pallium, expression in ventricular zone and superficial strata, but not in the intermediate stratum.
TS23: diencephalon Absent 2C
TS23: hindbrain Absent 2C
TS23: midbrain Absent 2C
TS23: bladder Present 2C
TS23: genital tubercle Present 2C
TS23: heart ventricle Present 2C
TS23: intestine Present 2C
TS23: liver Present 2C
TS23: lung Present 2C
TS23: metanephros Present 2C
TS23: pancreas Present 2C
TS23: salivary gland Present 2C
TS23: thymus primordium Present 2C

Specimen 2D: embryonic day 18.5; Clic4tm2Yus/Clic4tm2Yus (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS26: brain subventricular zone Trace 2D Very slight expression in subventricular zone.
TS26: brown fat Present 2D
TS26: heart atrium Present 2D
TS26: intestine epithelium Present 2D
TS26: liver Present 2D
TS26: lung Present 2D
TS26: thymus Present 2D
TS26: metanephros Present 2D Authors report kidney maintains similar expression from E13.5 to E18.5
TS26: salivary gland Ambiguous 2D Expression in salivary glands diminishes as embryo matures.

Specimen not shown E18.5: embryonic day 18.5; Clic4tm2Yus/Clic4tm2Yus (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS26: bladder Weak Authors state that expression in bladder diminishes near birth.
TS26: genital tubercle Weak Authors state that expression in the genital ridge diminishes at birth.

Specimen 2E: embryonic day 15.5; Clic4tm2Yus/Clic4tm2Yus (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: dermis Present 2E Expression in dermal cells.
TS23: epidermis Present Regionally restricted 2E Expression in basal cell compartment.
TS23: hair follicle Absent 2E No expression in hair follicle buds at E15.5.

Specimen 2F: embryonic day 16.5; Clic4tm2Yus/Clic4tm2Yus (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: dermis Present 2F Expression in dermal cells.
TS24: epidermis Present Regionally restricted 2F Expression in basal cell compartment.
TS24: hair follicle Strong 2F Abundant expression in hair follicle buds at E16.5.

Specimen 2G: embryonic day 13.5; Clic4tm2Yus/Clic4tm2Yus (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: metanephros Present 2G Authors report kidney maintains similar expression from E13.5 to E18.5
TS21: cartilage Present 2G
TS21: muscle tissue Present 2G
TS21: spinal cord Present 2G

Specimen 2H: embryonic day 18.5; Clic4tm2Yus/Clic4tm2Yus (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS26: metanephros Present 2H Authors report kidney maintains similar expression from E13.5 to E18.5
TS26: skeletal muscle Ambiguous 2H Expression diminishes in myocytes.
TS26: spinal cord Ambiguous 2H Expression diminishes in spinal cord.
TS26: cartilage Ambiguous 2H Expression diminishes in chrondrocytes vertebrae.

Specimen not shown E19.5: embryonic day 19.5; Clic4tm2Yus/Clic4tm2Yus (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS26: vertebra Present Regionally restricted Expression in osteoblasts and osteoclasts around foci of endochondral ossification.

Specimen 4A: postnatal week 4; Clic4tm2Yus/Clic4tm2Yus (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: liver Present Widespread 4A Diffuse expression in most liver cell types.
TS28: liver parenchyma Present Widespread 4A Expression in virtually all hepatocytes
TS28: bile duct Present Regionally restricted 4A Expression in bile ductular epithelium.

Specimen 4C: postnatal week 4; Clic4tm2Yus/Clic4tm2Yus (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: alveolar septum Strong Regionally restricted 4C Abundant expression in alveolar septal endothelial cells.
TS28: lung vascular element Present Regionally restricted 4C Expression in pulmonary endothelia including those lining blood vessels.
TS28: alveolus epithelium Absent 4C No expression in alveolar pneumocytes.
TS28: bronchiole epithelium Absent 4C

Specimen 4E: postnatal week 4; Clic4tm2Yus/Clic4tm2Yus (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: pancreatic acinus Strong Uniform 4E Abundant and uniform expression in exocrine acinar cells.
TS28: islets of Langerhans Present Non-Uniform 4E Heterogeneous expression in pancreatic islet cells.
TS28: pancreatic duct Present Regionally restricted 4E Heterogeneous expression in pancreatic ductular epithelia.

Specimen 4G: postnatal week 4; Clic4tm2Yus/Clic4tm2Yus (more )
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: testis Present Regionally restricted 4G Expression in testis, higher in type B spermatogonia and spermatocytes.
TS28: spermatogonium Present Regionally restricted 4G Expression in adluminal type B spermatogonia. Variable expression in type A spermatogonia at the margins of seminiferous tubules.
TS28: spermatocyte Weak Non-Uniform 4G Variable and less pronounced expression in spermatocytes.
TS28: Sertoli cell Sertoli cell Present Non-Uniform 4G Heterogeneous expression in a few Sertoli cells.
TS28: interstitium of the testis Present Non-Uniform 4G

Specimen 5A: postnatal week 4; Clic4tm2Yus/Clic4tm2Yus (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: renal cortex Strong 5A
TS28: renal medulla Absent 5A No expression in medullary parenchyma.

Specimen 5B: postnatal week 4; Clic4tm2Yus/Clic4tm2Yus (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: renal vasculature Present Regionally restricted 5B Expression in endothelial cells in arterioles.
TS28: glomerular capillary system Present 5B Expression in glomerular tuft endothelial cells.
TS28: visceral epithelium of mature renal corpuscle Absent 5B No expression in glomerular visceral podocytes.
TS28: renal proximal tubule Strong 5B Intense expression in proximal tubular epithelia.
TS28: distal convoluted tubule Absent 5B No expression in distal convoluted tubular epithelia.

Specimen 6A: postnatal week 4; Clic4tm2Yus/Clic4tm2Yus (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: spleen Strong Regionally restricted 6A High expression in adult spleen, most abundant in macrophages in the marginal zone between red and white pulp.

Specimen Table 1: postnatal adult; Clic4tm2Yus/Clic4tm2Yus (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: liver sinusoid Present Expression in sinusoidal lining cells.
TS28: liver vascular element Present Regionally restricted Expression in arteriolar smooth muscle and venules.
TS28: blood vessel smooth muscle Present Uniform Authors state vascular smooth muscle myocytes were uniformly possitive in all tissues unless otherwise noted.
TS28: blood vessel endothelium Present Uniform Authors state vascular endothelium was uniformly possitive in all tissues unless otherwise noted.
TS28: lung vascular element Present Regionally restricted Expression in venular endothelium. No expression in bronchiolar arteriolar smooth muscle.
TS28: bronchiole smooth muscle Absent
TS28: renal medulla Present Regionally restricted Expression in medullary endothelium.
TS28: medullary collecting duct Absent
TS28: spleen red pulp Present
TS28: spleen white pulp Present Single cells Individual cells, nonlymphoid, monocytoid, cells appear to be dendritic cells.
TS28: cardiac muscle tissue Present Diffuse Diffuse expression in cardiomyocytes.
TS28: coronary artery Present Regionally restricted Expression in smooth muscle.
TS28: pulmonary artery Present Regionally restricted Expression in smooth muscle.
TS28: pulmonary vein Present Regionally restricted Expression in smooth muscle.
TS28: thymus epithelium Present Regionally restricted Expression in medullary epithelial cells.
TS28: thymus medullary core Present Regionally restricted Heterogeneous expression in medullary thymocytes.
TS28: trachea epithelium Absent No expression in tracheal mucosa.
TS28: trachea connective tissue Present Regionally restricted Heterogenous expression in perichondrium.
TS28: trachea cartilage Absent No expression in chondrocytes.
TS28: esophagus Absent
TS28: skeletal muscle Absent No expression in myocytes.
TS28: detrusor muscle of bladder Absent No expression in mucosal transitional epithelium or smooth muscle.
TS28: urothelium of bladder Absent No expression in mucosal transitional epithelium or smooth muscle.
TS28: ureteral smooth muscle layer Absent No expression in mucosal transitional epithelium or smooth muscle.
TS28: urothelium of ureter Absent No expression in mucosal transitional epithelium or smooth muscle.
TS28: urethra epithelium Absent No expression in mucosal transitional epithelium.

Specimen Table 1 (male): postnatal adult; Clic4tm2Yus/Clic4tm2Yus (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: germ cell of testis Present Regionally restricted Variable expression in type A spermatogonia.
TS28: ductus deferens Absent
TS28: anterior prostate gland Absent
TS28: dorsal prostate gland Absent
TS28: bulbourethral gland of male Present
TS28: lateral prostate gland Present
TS28: ventral prostate gland Present


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