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Gene Expression Data
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Assay
Reference: J:193320 Keller LV, et al., Restoring physiological cell heterogeneity in the mesenchyme during tooth engineering. Int J Dev Biol. 2012;56(9):737-46
Assay type: Immunohistochemistry
MGI Accession ID: MGI:5762804
Gene symbol: Acta2
Gene name: actin alpha 2, smooth muscle, aorta
Antibody: anti-SMA
Detection system: Secondary antibody coupled to Alexa Fluor 594
Results
Specimen 2A: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
Note: double labeled: red - Acta2; green - Pecam1 (assay MGI:5762809).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS22: lower jaw molar mesenchyme Absent 2A
Specimen 3A: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
Note: cap stage; double labeled: red - Acta2; green - Pecam1 (assay MGI:5762809)..
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS22: lower jaw molar mesenchyme Absent 3A
Specimen 3E: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
Note: early bell stage; double labeled: red - Acta2; green - Pecam1 (assay MGI:5762809).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS26: lower jaw molar mesenchyme Absent 3E
Specimen 3I: postnatal day 1 (more )
Note: late bell stage; double labeled: red - Acta2; green - Pecam1 (assay MGI:5762809).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS27: lower jaw molar mesenchyme Absent 3I
Specimen 3M: postnatal day 4 (more )
Note: late bell stage; double labeled: red - Acta2; green - Pecam1 (assay MGI:5762809).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: lower jaw molar mesenchyme Present Regionally restricted 3M Expression in very few pericytes, mostly in apical part of pulp.
Specimen 3Q: postnatal day 4 (more )
Note: late bell stage; double labeled: red - Acta2; green - Pecam1 (assay MGI:5762809).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: lower jaw molar mesenchyme Present Regionally restricted 3Q Expression in very few pericytes, mostly in apical part of pulp.
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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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