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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:161210 Norris RA, et al., Expression of the familial cardiac valvular dystrophy gene, filamin-A, during heart morphogenesis. Dev Dyn. 2010 Jul;239(7):2118-27
Assay type: Immunohistochemistry
MGI Accession ID: MGI:6360192
Gene symbol: Flna
Gene name: filamin, alpha
Antibody: Anti-Filamin-A
Detection system: Secondary antibody coupled to Alexa Fluor 488
Results
Specimen 1B,C: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
Note: Triple labeled: green - Flna; red - MF20; blue - Hoescht stain.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS15: embryo Present Widespread 1B
TS15: branchial arch Strong 1B
TS15: head Present Regionally restricted 1B Expression was detected in developing facial prominences.
TS15: atrioventricular endocardial cushion Present 1B
TS15: outflow tract endocardial cushion Present 1B
TS15: proepicardium Present 1B , 1C
TS15: visceral pericardium Present 1B , 1C
TS15: cardiac muscle tissue Absent 1C , 1B

Specimen 1E: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
Note: Triple labeled: green - Flna; red - MF20; blue - Hoescht stain.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS15: branchial arch Strong 1E
TS15: outflow tract endocardial cushion Present 1E
TS15: cardiac muscle tissue Absent 1E

Specimen 1F: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
Note: Triple labeled: green - Flna; red - MF20; blue - Hoescht stain.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS15: atrioventricular endocardial cushion Present 1F
TS15: cardiac muscle tissue Absent 1F

Specimen 2B,C: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
Note: Triple labeled: green - Flna; red - MF20; blue - Hoescht stain.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS19: superior atrioventricular endocardial cushion Strong 2B
TS19: inferior atrioventricular endocardial cushion Strong 2C , 2B
TS19: outflow tract endocardial cushion Strong 2B
TS19: visceral pericardium Strong 2B
TS19: heart endothelium Strong Regionally restricted 2B Intense expression was detected in trabeculae endothelium.
TS19: blood vessel Present 2B
TS19: atrioventricular sulcus Present 2C , 2B
TS19: heart mesenchyme Present Regionally restricted 2C , 2B Expression was detected in the mesenchymal cells of the atrioventricular and outflow tract cushion.
TS19: cardiac muscle tissue Absent 2C , 2B

Specimen 3B,C: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
Note: Triple labeled: green - Flna; red - MF20; blue - Hoescht stain.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: atrioventricular septal complex Present 3B
TS21: atrioventricular sulcus Present 3B
TS21: visceral pericardium Present 3B
TS21: endocardial cushion Present Regionally restricted 3B , 3C Expression was detected in the right and left lateral cushions. Expression was throughout both the endothelium and mesenchyme.
TS21: heart mesenchyme Present Regionally restricted 3B , 3C Expression was detected in the mesenchyme of the left lateral cushion and the interstitial mesenchyme.
TS21: heart trabecula Present Regionally restricted 3C , 3B Expression was detected in the ventricular trabeculae.

Specimen 3E,F: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
Note: Triple labeled: green - Flna; red - MF20; blue - Hoescht stain.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: visceral pericardium Strong 3E
TS21: heart septum Strong Regionally restricted 3F , 3E Robust expression was detected in the developing conal septum.
TS21: ascending aorta Weak 3E Weak expression in the developing arterial wall.
TS21: cardiac muscle tissue Absent 3F , 3E
TS21: endocardial cushion Present Regionally restricted 3E , 3F Expression was detected in the mesenchyme of the fused conal cusion.

Specimen 4B,C-E: embryonic day 17.5 (more )
Note: Triple labeled: green - Flna; red - MF20; blue - Hoescht stain.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS25: mitral valve Strong 4B
TS25: tricuspid valve Strong 4B
TS25: visceral pericardium Strong 4B
TS25: cardiac interstitium Present Regionally restricted 4C , 4E , 4B Expression was detected in non-myocytes within the myocardial interstitium.
TS25: atrioventricular sulcus Present Regionally restricted 4B , 4E , 4C Expression was detected in the left and right atrioventricular sulcus.
TS25: trabeculae carneae Present Regionally restricted 4B , 4E Expression was detected in the endothelium of the ventricular trabeculae.
TS25: aortic valve leaflet Present Regionally restricted 4D , 4B Expression was most intense on the endothelial surface of the ventricular aspects of the valves, with weaker expression in the subendothelial mesenchyme/fibroblasts.
TS25: mitral valve leaflet Present Regionally restricted 4D , 4B Expression was most intense on the endothelial surface of the ventricular aspects of the valves, with weaker expression in the subendothelial mesenchyme/fibroblasts.

Specimen 5B,C,D: embryonic day 17.5 (more )
Note: Triple labeled: green - Flna; red - MF20; blue - Hoescht stain.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS25: descending aorta Strong 5B , 5C
TS25: pulmonary vein Strong 5B
TS25: aortic valve leaflet Present Graded 5B , 5C A gradient of endothelial and subendothelial mesenchyme/fibroblast expression was noted with more intense staining on the endothelial surface. Expression was more robust on the ventricular aspect of the leaflets versus the arterial side.
TS25: visceral pericardium Present 5B , 5D

Specimen 6B,C-E: postnatal week 1 (more )
Note: Triple labeled: green - Flna; red - MF20; blue - Hoescht stain.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: aorta wall Strong 6B
TS28: pulmonary artery Strong 6B
TS28: aortic valve Weak 6B
TS28: mitral valve Weak 6B
TS28: tricuspid valve Weak 6B
TS28: cardiac valve leaflet Present Graded 6B , 6D , 6C Expression was graded from base to tip in mural mitral leaflet and the aortic leaflet of the mitral valve with higher levels detected in the base and mid regions of the leaflet. Additionally, subendothelial fibroblasts on the atrial aspect of the valve leaflets exhibit the highest level of expression. At this stage, very weak expression was detected in the ventricularis at the tips of the mitral leaflets.
TS28: heart anulus fibrosus Present 6D , 6B
TS28: visceral pericardium Present 6D , 6B
TS28: cardiac interstitium Present 6B , 6E
TS28: heart blood vessel Present 6B , 6E
TS28: cardiac muscle tissue Absent 6E , 6B

Specimen 7B,C,D: postnatal month 3 (more )
Note: Triple labeled: green - Flna; red - MF20; blue - Hoescht stain.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: aorta wall Strong 7B
TS28: cardiac valve leaflet Weak 7B , 7C Expression was weak in the aortic and mitral leaflets.
TS28: heart anulus fibrosus Weak Regionally restricted 7D , 7B Weak expression was detected in the annulus fibrosae. Fibroblasts intercalated at the annulus/myocardial border had the most intense staining.

Specimen 7E: postnatal month 3 (more )
Note: Triple labeled: green - Flna; red - MF20; blue - Hoescht stain.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: heart blood vessel Present Regionally restricted 7E Expression in the myocardial wall was restricted to the coronary vasculature.

Specimen 8B,C: postnatal adult (more )
Note: Triple labeled: green - Flna; red - MF20; blue - Hoescht stain.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: cardiac valve leaflet Present Non-Uniform 8B Expression was detected in the ventricularis endothelium of the adult mural mitral leaflet.
TS28: chordae tendinae Present Uniform 8C , 8B Expression was detected in endothelial cells and fibroblasts.
TS28: heart papillary muscle Absent 8B

Specimen S1C,G: embryonic day 11.5; Gt(ROSA)26Sortm1Sor/Gt(ROSA)26Sor+, H2az2Tg(Wnt1-cre)11Rth/H2az2+ (more )
Note: Conditional mutant. Triple labeled: green - Flna; red - MF20; blue - Cre reporter.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS19: outflow tract Present Regionally restricted S1 (Fig. 9)C , S1 (Fig. 9)D , S1 (Fig. 9)G , S1 (Fig. 9)H Expression was detected in all neural crest-derived cells in the outflow tract. Additional non-neural crest derived cells in the outlfow tract also stain positive (asterisks H).
TS19: mesenchyme derived from neural crest Weak S1 (Fig. 9)C , S1 (Fig. 9)D Weak expression was detected in other neural crest-derived tissues.

Specimen S2C,F,I: embryonic day 11.5; Gt(ROSA)26Sortm1Sor/Gt(ROSA)26Sor+, Tg(Tek-cre)1Arnd/0 (more )
Note: Conditional mutant. Triple labeled: green - Flna; red - MF20; blue - Cre reporter.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS19: atrioventricular endocardial cushion Present S2 (Fig. 10)G , S2 (Fig. 10)I , S2 (Fig. 10)D , S2 (Fig. 10)K , S2 (Fig. 10)C , S2 (Fig. 10)F Expression was detected in the atrioventricular cushion mesenchyme and endothelium.
TS19: visceral pericardium Present Regionally restricted S2 (Fig. 10)I , S2 (Fig. 10)D , S2 (Fig. 10)K , S2 (Fig. 10)C Expression was detected in epicardial epithelium.
TS19: heart trabecula Present Regionally restricted S2 (Fig. 10)D , S2 (Fig. 10)I , S2 (Fig. 10)C , S2 (Fig. 10)K Expression was detected in the endothelium of the ventricular trabeculae.
TS19: atrioventricular sulcus Present S2 (Fig. 10)D , S2 (Fig. 10)I , S2 (Fig. 10)C , S2 (Fig. 10)K

Specimen S3B,F,J: embryonic day 15.5; Gt(ROSA)26Sortm1Sor/Gt(ROSA)26Sor+, Tg(Wt1-cre)#Jbeb/0 (more )
Note: Conditional mutant. Triple labeled: green - Flna; red - MF20; blue - Cre reporter.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: atrioventricular septal complex Present S3 (Fig. 11)J , S3 (Fig. 11)L , S3 (Fig. 11)B , S3 (Fig. 11)D
TS23: atrioventricular valve Present S3 (Fig. 11)J , S3 (Fig. 11)L , S3 (Fig. 11)B , S3 (Fig. 11)D
TS23: visceral pericardium Present S3 (Fig. 11)H , S3 (Fig. 11)F , S3 (Fig. 11)B , S3 (Fig. 11)D
TS23: heart trabecula Present Regionally restricted S3 (Fig. 11)H , S3 (Fig. 11)D , S3 (Fig. 11)B , S3 (Fig. 11)F Expression was detected in the trabecular endothelium.
TS23: heart Present Regionally restricted S3 (Fig. 11)L , S3 (Fig. 11)D , S3 (Fig. 11)H , S3 (Fig. 11)J , S3 (Fig. 11)F , S3 (Fig. 11)B Expression was detected in myocardial interstitial cells.
TS23: heart left ventricle Present Regionally restricted S3 (Fig. 11)H , S3 (Fig. 11)D , S3 (Fig. 11)F , S3 (Fig. 11)B Expression was detected in epicardial derived cells in the left ventricle.
TS23: mitral valve Present Regionally restricted S3 (Fig. 11)B , S3 (Fig. 11)H , S3 (Fig. 11)D , S3 (Fig. 11)F Expression was detected in cells migrating into the mural mitral valve.


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