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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:135261 Zhu S, et al., Immunolocalization of Periostin-like factor and Periostin during embryogenesis. J Histochem Cytochem. 2008 Apr;56(4):329-45
Assay type: Immunohistochemistry
MGI Accession ID: MGI:6317217
Gene symbol: Postn
Gene name: periostin, osteoblast specific factor
Antibody: anti-PLF
Detection system: horseradish peroxidase
Assay notes: Sections were counterstained with hematoxylin, unless otherwise indicated.
Results
Specimen 2A: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: diencephalon Present Regionally restricted 2A Expression in optic stalk region of diencephalon.
TS20: brain white matter Present Regionally restricted 2A Expression in presumptive pyramidal tract.
TS20: cochlea Present Regionally restricted 2A Expression in cells in upper border cells lining cochlear lumen.

Specimen 2B: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: vertebral cartilage condensation Weak 2B

Specimen 2C: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: heart atrium Present 2C Relatively higher expression in atrium and ventricle of developing heart.
TS20: heart ventricle Present 2C Relatively higher expression in atrium and ventricle of developing heart.

Specimen 2D: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: rib pre-cartilage condensation Weak 2D
TS20: peripheral nerve Present 2D

Specimen 3A: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: ganglionic eminence Present Regionally restricted 3A Expression in ganglionic eminence. Expression restricted to outer differentiating zones. No expression in ventricular zone.
TS20: telencephalon Present Regionally restricted 3A Expression in septal area.

Specimen 3B: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: ganglionic eminence Present Regionally restricted 3B Expression in ganglionic eminence, restricted to outer differentiating zones. No expression in ventricular zone.
TS20: neocortex Present Regionally restricted 3B Expression in frontal cortex, restricted to outer differentiating zones. No expression in ventricular zone.
TS20: diencephalon Present Regionally restricted 3B Expression in diencephalon optic stalk area.
TS20: brain white matter Present Regionally restricted 3B Expression in pyramidal tract.
TS20: peripheral nerve Present Regionally restricted 3B Expression in lumbosacral nerve.

Specimen 3C: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: medulla oblongata Present Regionally restricted 3C Expression in axon bundles in presumptive medulla. Expression restricted to outer differentiating zones. No expression in ventricular zone.
TS20: glossopharyngeal ganglion Present Regionally restricted 3C Expression in neural processes of glossopharyngeal (IX) and vagus (X) cranial nerve ganglia.
TS20: vagus ganglion Present Regionally restricted 3C Expression in neural processes of glossopharyngeal (IX) and vagus (X) cranial nerve ganglia.
TS20: cochlea Present 3C
TS20: trigeminal ganglion Absent 3C

Specimen 3D: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 3D Expression in spinal cord basal and alar plates and marginal zone.

Specimen 3E: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: segmental spinal nerve Strong Regionally restricted 3E Intense expression in segmental axon bundles in the thorax.
TS20: vagus nerve Strong Regionally restricted 3E
TS20: dorsal root ganglion Absent 3E No expression in sensory neuronal cells of dorsal root ganglion.

Specimen 3F: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: peripheral nerve Present Regionally restricted 3F Expression in peripheral lumbosacral nerve.

Specimen E12.5 Table 1: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: thalamus Strong Regionally restricted Strong expression in dorsal thalamus.
TS20: cerebellum primordium Strong Regionally restricted Strong expression in cerebellum, pons and tectum differentiating field.
TS20: midbrain roof plate Strong Regionally restricted Strong expression in cerebellum, pons and tectum differentiating field.
TS20: pons Strong Regionally restricted Strong expression in cerebellum, pons and tectum differentiating field.
TS20: facial ganglion Strong Regionally restricted
TS20: glossopharyngeal nerve Strong
TS20: trigeminal nerve Strong
TS20: posterior commissure Strong
TS20: epithalamus Weak
TS20: pituitary gland Weak
TS20: forebrain-midbrain boundary region Weak Regionally restricted Weak expression in pretectal area.

Specimen 4A: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: embryo Weak Regionally restricted 4A Authors report expression is less distinct overall than in 12.5 dpc embryos.
TS21: rib cartilage condensation Weak 4A
TS21: vertebral cartilage condensation Weak 4A
TS21: heart Weak 4A
TS21: ganglionic eminence Weak Regionally restricted 4A Low levels of expression in ganglionic eminence differentiating field.

Specimen 4B: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: allocortex Strong Regionally restricted 4B Strong expression in hippocampus ventricular zone and differentiating zone.
TS21: cochlea Strong 4B Strong expression within the cochlea at upper edge of cochlear lumen.Low levels of expression in processes from vagus (X) ganglion.
TS21: vagus ganglion Weak Regionally restricted 4B Faint expression in presumptive pyramidal tract.
TS21: brain white matter Weak Regionally restricted 4B Faint expression in presumptive pyramidal tract.
TS21: medulla oblongata Weak Regionally restricted 4B Faint expression in medullary differentiating field.

Specimen 4C: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: peripheral nerve Strong Regionally restricted 4C Intense expression in lumbosacral nerves passing between developing vertebra.

Specimen 4D: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: thoracic vertebral cartilage condensation Weak 4D Faint expression in developing vertebral body located at mid-thoracic level.

Specimen E13.5 Table 1: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: facial ganglion Strong Strong expression in ganglia and nerve roots for V, VII, IX and X,
TS21: glossopharyngeal ganglion Strong Strong expression in ganglia and nerve roots for V, VII, IX and X,
TS21: trigeminal ganglion Strong Strong expression in ganglia and nerve roots for V, VII, IX and X,
TS21: glossopharyngeal nerve Present
TS21: trigeminal nerve Present
TS21: vagus nerve Present
TS21: thalamus Present Regionally restricted Expression in dorsal thalamus.
TS21: cerebellum Present Regionally restricted Expression in diencephalon optic differentiation field and cerebellum and pons differentiating fields.
TS21: diencephalon Present Regionally restricted Expression in diencephalon optic differentiation field and cerebellum and pons differentiating fields.
TS21: pons Present Regionally restricted Expression in diencephalon optic differentiation field and cerebellum and pons differentiating fields.
TS21: pituitary gland Present
TS21: forebrain-midbrain boundary region Present Regionally restricted Expression in pretectal area.
TS21: spinal cord Present Regionally restricted Expression in spinal cord basal plate. Weak expression in spinal cord alar plate.
TS21: spinal nerve Present
TS21: posterior commissure Weak
TS21: midbrain roof plate Weak Regionally restricted Weak expression in tectum differentiating field.

Specimen 5A: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: embryo Present 5A

Specimen 5B: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: tooth Strong Regionally restricted 5B Robust expression in ameloblasts, odontoblasts, and dental pulp in a tooth.

Specimen 5C: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: rib Present 5C
TS24: vertebra Present 5C

Specimen 6A: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: brain Weak 6A Authors report dramatically reduced expression in brain structures compared with earlier stages, and compared with spinal and pituitary expression in the same embryos.

Specimen 6B: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: tongue muscle Strong 6B Intense expression in taste buds and developing muscle of the tongue.
TS24: tongue papillae Strong 6B Intense expression in taste buds and developing muscle of the tongue.

Specimen 6C: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: dorsal root ganglion Present Regionally restricted 6C

Specimen 6C inset: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: dorsal root ganglion Present Regionally restricted 6C inset Authors report cytoplasmic localization in dorsal root ganglion neurons.

Specimen 6D: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: adrenal medulla Strong 6D
TS24: adrenal cortex Absent 6D

Specimen 6E: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: spinal nerve Present Regionally restricted 6E Expression in neuronal processes traversing the spinal cord.

Specimen 6F: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: spinal cord ventral horn Weak 6F Low levels of cytoplasmic expression in neuronal cell bodies in basal plate (presumptive ventral horn) of spinal cord.

Specimen 6G: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: pituitary gland Strong Regionally restricted 6G Discrete areas of intense expression in at outer edges of pituitary gland.

Specimen 7A: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: forelimb bone Present Regionally restricted 7A Authors report expression in bony collar.
TS24: perichondrium Absent 7A

Specimen 7B: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: forelimb skeleton Present Regionally restricted 7B Expression in proliferating, prehypertrophic and hypertrophic chondrocytes.

Specimen 7C: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: forelimb mesenchyme Strong Regionally restricted 7C Intense expression in mesenchymal cells (preosteoblasts) in the periosteum. authors report both cytoplasmic and nuclear localization.
TS24: perichondrium Absent 7C

Specimen 7D: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: forelimb Present 7D

Specimen E16.5 Table 1: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: facial ganglion Present
TS24: glossopharyngeal ganglion Present
TS24: trigeminal ganglion Present
TS24: vagus ganglion Present
TS24: glossopharyngeal nerve Weak
TS24: trigeminal nerve Weak
TS24: vagus nerve Weak
TS24: neocortex Weak Regionally restricted Weak expression in frontal cortex differentiating field.
TS24: hippocampus Weak Regionally restricted Weak expression in hippocampus differntiating field and ventricular zone.
TS24: cochlea Weak
TS24: spinal cord Weak Regionally restricted Weak expression in alar plate of spinal cord.

Specimen 8A: embryonic day 19.5 (more )
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TS26: embryo Weak 8A Authors report expression is much lighter overall than at previous ages. Expression greatly dminitished in central neural tissues.

Specimen 8B: embryonic day 19.5 (more )
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TS26: vagus nerve Present Regionally restricted 8B Expression in vagus nerve bundles in upper thorax and neck.

Specimen 8C: embryonic day 19.5 (more )
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TS26: cerebral cortex Present 8C
TS26: hippocampus Present 8C

Specimen 8D: embryonic day 19.5 (more )
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TS26: brain white matter Weak Regionally restricted 8D Expression in processes in white matter (fimbria fornix) suroounding hippocampus and corpus callosum.

Specimen 8E: embryonic day 19.5 (more )
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TS26: rib Present Regionally restricted 8E

Specimen 8F: embryonic day 19.5 (more )
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TS26: vagus nerve Present Regionally restricted 8F Expression in axonal process of vagus nerve.

Specimen E19.5 Table 1: embryonic day 19.5 (more )
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TS26: facial ganglion Present
TS26: glossopharyngeal ganglion Present
TS26: trigeminal ganglion Present
TS26: vagus ganglion Present


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