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Gene Expression Data
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Assay
Reference: J:165158 d'Amora M, et al., Expression pattern of mUBPy in the brain and sensory organs of mouse during embryonic development. Brain Res. 2010 Oct 8;1355:16-30
Assay type: Immunohistochemistry
MGI Accession ID: MGI:5883431
Gene symbol: Usp8
Gene name: ubiquitin specific peptidase 8
Antibody: mUBPy antibody
Detection system: Secondary antibody coupled to Alexa Fluor 488
Results
Specimen 3A: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
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TS17: telencephalon Strong Regionally restricted 3A Expressed in the wall of the telencephalic vesicles.

Specimen 3B: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
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TS17: future neurohypophysis Present Regionally restricted 3B Expressed in the hypothalamus.
TS17: diencephalon ventricular layer Strong Regionally restricted 3B Expressed in the periventricular cell layer of the third ventricle.
TS17: diencephalon Weak Regionally restricted 3B Expressed in the roof of the third ventricle, the ventral and dorsal thalamus.

Specimen 3C: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
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TS17: hindbrain Moderate Regionally restricted 3C Expressed in the metencephalic and the myelencephalic parts of rhomboencephalon. Low expression in the alar plate of myelencephalon.
TS17: diencephalon Moderate Regionally restricted 3C Expressed in the wall and the floor of the diencephalon.
TS17: midbrain Moderate Regionally restricted 3C Expressed in the ependymal layer.

Specimen 3D: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
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TS17: hindbrain Moderate Regionally restricted 3D Expressed in the median sulcus of the fourth ventricle.
TS17: hindbrain mantle layer Present 3D

Specimen 3E: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: corpus striatum Strong 3E

Specimen 3F: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: thalamus Strong Regionally restricted 3F Expressed in dorsal and ventral thalamus.
TS20: diencephalon Strong Regionally restricted 3F Expressed in the roof and the floor of the third ventricle.

Specimen 3G: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: hypothalamus Strong Regionally restricted 3G Expressed in the caudal hypothalamus.

Specimen 3H: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: hindbrain mantle layer Strong 3H
TS20: medulla oblongata alar plate Strong 3H

Specimen 3I: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: hindbrain Moderate Regionally restricted 3I Expressed in the roof of the fourth ventricle.

Specimen 4A: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
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TS22: diencephalon Moderate Regionally restricted 4A Expressed in the periventricular layer of the third ventricle.

Specimen 4B: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
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TS22: thalamus Moderate Regionally restricted 4B Expressed in the ventral thalamus.
TS22: neocortex Moderate 4B

Specimen 4C: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: hindbrain mantle layer Strong Regionally restricted 4C Expressed in themantle layer of the fourth ventricle.
TS24: hindbrain marginal layer Weak 4C Very low expression.

Specimen 4D: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: diencephalon Strong Regionally restricted 4D Expressed in the periventricular cell layer and the roof of the third ventricle. A moderate expression in the floor of the third ventricle.

Specimen 4E: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: hypothalamus Weak Regionally restricted 4E Expressed in the caudal hypothalamus.

Specimen 4F: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: telencephalon Weak Regionally restricted 4F Expressed in the wall of the telencephalic vesicle. A very low immunostaining is present in the external region of the telencephalic vesicle.

Specimen 5A: postnatal day 2 (more )
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TS27: cerebral cortex Strong Regionally restricted 5A Expressed in the motor cortex. A weak immunostaining is also present in the external region of the cortex.

Specimen 5B: postnatal day 2 (more )
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TS27: perirhinal cortex Strong 5B

Specimen 5C: postnatal day 2 (more )
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TS27: insular cortex Strong 5C Expressed in the granular and agranular insular cortex.

Specimen 5D: postnatal day 2 (more )
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TS27: visual cortex Moderate Regionally restricted 5D Expressed in the primary visual cortex.
TS27: frontal cortex Present Regionally restricted 5D Expressed in the lateral orbital cortex.

Specimen 5E: postnatal day 2 (more )
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TS27: hippocampus CA1 Moderate Single cells 5E
TS27: hippocampus CA2 Moderate Single cells 5E
TS27: hippocampus CA3 Moderate Single cells 5E

Specimen 5F: postnatal day 5 (more )
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TS28: amygdalohippocampal area Moderate 5F

Specimen 5G: postnatal day 5 (more )
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TS28: pallidum Present Regionally restricted 5G Expressed in the ventral pallidum.

Specimen 5H: postnatal day 5 (more )
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TS28: entorhinal cortex Present Scattered 5H

Specimen 5I: postnatal day 5 (more )
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TS28: main olfactory bulb glomerular layer Moderate 5I

Specimen 6A/C: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Usp8; red - Rbfox3 (assay MGI:5883555).
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TS20: hypothalamus Present Regionally restricted 6C , 6A Expressed in the caudal hypothalamus. Expressed in neurons.

Specimen 6D/F: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Usp8; red - Gfap (assay MGI:5883564).
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TS22: medulla oblongata alar plate Present 6F , 6D Expressed in astrocytes.

Specimen 6G/I: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Usp8; red - Th (assay MGI:5883566).
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TS22: hindbrain mantle layer Present Regionally restricted 6I , 6G Expressed in the mantle layer of the fourth ventricle. Expressed in dopaminergic neurons.
TS22: midbrain Present Regionally restricted 6I , 6G Expressed in dopaminergic neurons of the pars compacta of the substantia nigra.

Specimen 7A/C: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Usp8; red - Neurod1 (assay MGI:5883567).
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TS17: hindbrain Present Regionally restricted 7A , 7C Expressed in the metencephalic parts of rhomboencephalon. Expressed in some subsets of neurons.

Specimen 7D/F: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Usp8; red - Neurod1 (assay MGI:5883567).
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TS20: thalamus Present 7D , 7F Expressed in some subsets of neurons.

Specimen 7G/I: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Usp8; red - Neurod1 (assay MGI:5883567).
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TS20: hypothalamus Present 7I , 7G Expressed in some subsets of neurons.

Specimen 8A: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
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TS17: lens vesicle Strong Regionally restricted 8A Expressed in the anterior wall, elongated cells of the posterior wall, and moderate expression in equatorial region.
TS17: eye surface ectoderm Present Regionally restricted 8A Expressed in the ectoderm and the surface epithelium of the cornea.

Specimen 8B: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
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TS17: otocyst epithelium Present 8B Expressed in the ependymal cells of the otic vesicle.

Specimen 8C: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: lens vesicle Strong Widespread 8C More intense expression in the primary and secondary lens fibers.
TS20: cornea Absent 8C

Specimen 8D: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: semicircular canal epithelium Present 8D

Specimen 8E: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: endolymphatic sac epithelium Strong 8E
TS20: semicircular canal epithelium Strong 8E

Specimen 8F: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
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TS22: lens fiber Strong 8F Expressed in the primary lens, and low expression in the secondary lens fibres.
TS22: cornea epithelium Moderate 8F Expressed in the surface epithelium and mesothelial layer.

Specimen 8G: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
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TS22: olfactory epithelium Present Scattered 8G Expressed in the ependymal cells of the lumen of the primitive olfactory cavity.

Specimen 8H: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: lens fiber Present Regionally restricted 8H Expressed in the central region of the primary lens fibres.
TS24: cornea epithelium Weak Regionally restricted 8H Expressed in the surface epithelium.

Specimen 8I: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
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TS22: macula of vestibular component Present 8I
TS22: saccule epithelium Present 8I

Specimen 8L: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: cochlea Strong 8L

Specimen 8M/N: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: olfactory epithelium Strong 8M , 8N Expressed in the olfactory epithelium of the nasal cavity and in the ependymal cells of the lumen of the olfactory cavity.

Specimen not shown: embryonic day 8.5 (more )
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TS13: future brain Absent

Specimen not shown: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
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TS17: nasal pit epithelium Present Regionally restricted Expressed along the lateral region.
TS17: olfactory placode Present Regionally restricted Expressed along the lateral region.

Specimen not shown: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: corpus striatum Moderate Regionally restricted Expressed in the caudate nucleus.
TS20: epithalamus Moderate
TS20: neocortex Moderate Regionally restricted Expressed in the roof.
TS20: midbrain Moderate Regionally restricted Expressed in the wall and roof.
TS20: pons Present Scattered Expressed in in the basal plate and the tegmentum.
TS20: nasal epithelium Present Regionally restricted Expressed along the lateral region.

Specimen not shown: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
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TS22: diencephalon Present Regionally restricted Decreased expression in the floor.
TS22: hypothalamus Present Regionally restricted Decreased expression in the caudal hypothalamus.
TS22: medulla oblongata alar plate Present Decreased expression.
TS22: midbrain floor plate Present Decreased expression.
TS22: midbrain lateral wall Present Decreased expression.
TS22: hindbrain Present Regionally restricted Expressed in the caudal part of the fourth ventricle.
TS22: midbrain Present Regionally restricted Decreased expression in the ependymal layer.

Specimen not shown: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: midbrain Weak Regionally restricted Expressed in the roof.
TS24: thalamus Present Regionally restricted Decreased expression in the ventral and dorsal thalamus.

Specimen not shown: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
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TS26: brain Absent

Specimen not shown: postnatal day 0 (more )
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TS27: brain Absent

Specimen not shown: postnatal day 2 (more )
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TS27: piriform cortex Strong
TS27: primary somatosensory cortex Strong
TS27: cingulate cortex Moderate
TS27: insular cortex Moderate
TS27: cerebral cortex Moderate Regionally restricted Expressed in the external layers.
TS27: midbrain Moderate Regionally restricted Expressed in the deep mesencephalic nucleus.
TS27: caudate-putamen Moderate
TS27: hypothalamus lateral zone Moderate
TS27: substantia nigra pars compacta Moderate
TS27: ventral tegmental area Moderate
TS27: trigeminal nucleus Moderate Regionally restricted Expressed in the oral part.

Specimen not shown: postnatal day 5 (more )
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TS28: basal forebrain Moderate Regionally restricted Expressed in the horizontal limb of the diagonal band.
TS28: inferior olivary nucleus Moderate
TS28: nucleus of lateral olfactory tract Moderate
TS28: olfactory tubercle Moderate
TS28: anterior amygdaloid area Present Scattered
TS28: anterior thalamic group Present Scattered
TS28: arcuate nucleus Present Scattered
TS28: central medial thalamic nucleus Present Scattered
TS28: dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus Present Scattered
TS28: hippocampus stratum lacunosum Present Scattered
TS28: lateral mammillary nucleus Present Scattered
TS28: substantia nigra pars lateralis Present Scattered
TS28: supramammillary nucleus Present Scattered
TS28: ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus Present Scattered
TS28: pallidum Present Scattered Expressed in the ventral pallidum.
TS28: lateral thalamic group Present Scattered Expressed in the laterodorsal thalamic nucleus.
TS28: midbrain Present Regionally restricted Decreased expression in the deep mesencephalic nucleus.
TS28: cerebral cortex Present Regionally restricted Decreased expression in different regions of the cortex.
TS28: caudate-putamen Present Increased expression.
TS28: hippocampus CA1 Present Increased expression.
TS28: substantia nigra Present Regionally restricted Increased expression in the compact part.
TS28: trigeminal V spinal sensory nucleus Present Regionally restricted Increased expression in the oral part.


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