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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:43111 Delorme B, et al., Expression pattern of connexin gene products at the early developmental stages of the mouse cardiovascular system. Circ Res. 1997 Sep;81(3):423-37
Assay type: RNA in situ
MGI Accession ID: MGI:6363505
Gene symbol: Gja5
Gene name: gap junction protein, alpha 5
Probe: Cx40 cDNA2
Probe preparation: Antisense labelled with digoxigenin RNA
Results
Specimen 3A: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS15: branchial arch artery Strong 3A
TS15: dorsal aorta Strong 3A
TS15: heart atrium Strong 3A
TS15: intersegmental artery Strong 3A
TS15: umbilical blood vessel Strong 3A
TS15: vascular system Strong 3A
TS15: vitelline blood vessel Strong 3A
TS15: blood vessel Strong Regionally restricted 3A Expressed in the primary head arteries and branching vessels.
TS15: primitive ventricle Weak Regionally restricted 3A Very low expression dispersed in the primordial trabecular network of the ventricular chamber.
TS15: muscle tissue Weak Regionally restricted 3A Expressed in the lateral myoblasts of the anterior region.
Specimen 3D: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS15: branchial arch artery Strong 3D
TS15: dorsal aorta Strong 3D
TS15: heart atrium Strong 3D
TS15: blood vessel Strong Regionally restricted 3D Expressed in the head vessels.
Specimen 3E: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS15: dorsal aorta Present 3E
TS15: intersegmental artery Present 3E
Specimen 3F: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS15: intersegmental artery Present 3F
Specimen 3G: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS17: dorsal aorta Present 3G
TS17: intersegmental artery Present 3G
Specimen 3I: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS17: dorsal aorta Present Regionally restricted 3I Expressed in the endothelial cells.
Specimen 5A: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS15: heart atrium Strong 5A
Specimen 5B: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS15: primitive ventricle Weak Regionally restricted 5B Very low expression dispersed in the primordial trabecular network of the ventricular chamber.
Specimen 5C: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS17: atrium cardiac muscle Strong 5C Expressed in both the right and left atrial regions.
TS17: primitive ventricle cardiac muscle Strong Regionally restricted 5C Expressed only in the left ventricle.
Specimen 5D/E/F: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS17: atrium cardiac muscle Strong 5D , 5E
TS17: primitive ventricle cardiac muscle Strong Regionally restricted 5D , 5F Expressed only in the left ventricle. The highest expression was in the outermost myocyte layers.
Specimen not shown: embryonic day 8.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS13: cardiac muscle tissue Absent
TS13: dorsal aorta Present
Specimen not shown: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: muscle tissue Present
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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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