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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:63842 Cheung M, et al., Roles of Sox4 in central nervous system development. Brain Res Mol Brain Res. 2000 Jun 23;79(1-2):180-91
Assay type: RNA in situ
MGI Accession ID: MGI:6488416
Gene symbol: Sox4
Gene name: SRY (sex determining region Y)-box 4
Probe: Sox4 cDNA5
Probe preparation: Antisense labelled with digoxigenin RNA
Visualized with: Alkaline phosphatase
Results
Specimen 1A: embryonic day 8.5 (more )
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TS13: head Strong 1A

Specimen 1B: embryonic day 8.5 (more )
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TS13: neural tube Present Regionally restricted 1B Expression is in the posterior end.

Specimen 1C: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
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TS17: forebrain Strong 1C
TS17: future spinal cord Strong 1C
TS17: midbrain Strong 1C
TS17: limb Present 1C

Specimen 1D: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
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TS17: dorsal root ganglion Present 1D
TS17: limb Present 1D
TS17: future spinal cord Strong Regionally restricted 1D Expression is in two stripes.

Specimen 2B: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
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TS17: neural tube lateral wall Present Regionally restricted 2B Expression is in the sub-ventricular zone.

Specimen 2E: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
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TS19: neural tube lateral wall Present Regionally restricted 2E Expression is in the sub-ventricular zone. Expression is low in the ventricular zone with scattered higher expressing cells.

Specimen 2H: embryonic day 12.0 (more )
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TS20: spinal cord lateral wall Strong Regionally restricted 2H Expression is in the sub-ventricular zone and is stronger dorsally.
TS20: spinal cord ventricular layer Weak 2H Expression is low in the ventricular zone with scattered higher expressing cells.

Specimen 2K: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: dorsal grey horn Strong 2K

Specimen 2N: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: dorsal grey horn Present 2N

Specimen 3A: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
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TS19: telencephalon Strong Regionally restricted 3A Expression is in the primordial plexiform layer.

Specimen 3C: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: main olfactory bulb layer Strong Regionally restricted 3C Expression is in the primordial plexiform layer.

Specimen 3E: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: cortical plate Strong Regionally restricted 3E Expression is in the dorsal cortical plate.
TS24: cerebral cortex subventricular zone Absent 3E

Specimen 3G: postnatal day 0 (more )
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TS27: cortical layer V Present 3G
TS27: cortical layer VI Present 3G
TS27: cortical plate Present 3G

Specimen 3I: postnatal day 7 (more )
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TS28: cerebral cortex Weak Regionally restricted 3I Expression is in the cortical plate and is absent in the deeper layer.

Specimen 4A: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
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TS19: diencephalon Present Regionally restricted 4A Expression is in the subventricular zone.

Specimen 4C: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: thalamus Present Regionally restricted 4C Expression is in the differentiating region.

Specimen 4E: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: thalamus Present Regionally restricted 4E Expression is in the medial and lateral region of the thalamus.

Specimen 5A: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: hippocampus Present Regionally restricted 5A Expression is in the hippocampal inferior band and strongly in the intermediate zone of the CA1 region.
TS24: dentate gyrus Present Regionally restricted 5A Expression is in a population of cells migrating from the primary dentate neuroepithelium.

Specimen 5C: postnatal day 0 (more )
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TS27: CA1 pyramidal cell layer Present 5C
TS27: dentate gyrus Present Regionally restricted 5C Expression is in the migrating granule cell precursors.

Specimen 5E: postnatal day 7 (more )
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TS28: dentate gyrus granule cell layer Present 5E

Specimen 6A: postnatal day 0 (more )
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TS27: cerebellum external granule cell layer Trace 6A
TS27: cerebellum ventricular layer Weak 6A
TS27: cerebellum layer Strong Regionally restricted 6A Expression is in a broad region immediately below the external granule layer.

Specimen 6C: postnatal day 7 (more )
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TS28: cerebellum external granule cell layer Present Regionally restricted 6D , 6C Expression is strong in the deep layer and at lower levels in the superficial layer.
TS28: cerebellum internal granule cell layer Weak 6D , 6C
TS28: cerebellum white matter Present 6C , 6D

Specimen not shown: postnatal day 7 (more )
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TS28: hippocampus Absent
TS28: spinal cord lateral wall Absent


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