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Assay
Reference: J:314181 Holzman MA, et al., HOXA5 Participates in Brown Adipose Tissue and Epaxial Skeletal Muscle Patterning and in Brown Adipocyte Differentiation. Front Cell Dev Biol. 2021;9:632303
Assay type: Immunohistochemistry
MGI Accession ID: MGI:7384935
Gene symbol: Hoxa5
Gene name: homeobox A5
Antibody: anti-HOXA5
Detection system: Secondary antibody coupled to Alexa Fluor 488
Results
Specimen 1A: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS22: brown fat Strong Widespread 1A Highly expressed throughout brown adipose tissue (BAT) when it first becomes morphologically identifiable at E14.5.

Specimen 1B/D: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Hoxa5; red - Ebf2 (assay MGI:7384936).
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS22: brown fat brown adipocyte Present 1D , 1B Expression in adipocyte nuclei, colocalized with Ebf2 expression.

Specimen 1E: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: brown fat Strong Regionally restricted 1E Expression continued to be high in scapular BAT at E16.5.

Specimen 1F/G: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: brown fat brown adipocyte Present Regionally restricted 1F , 1G Expression in nuclei of round adipocytes.
TS24: brown fat fibroblast Present Regionally restricted 1G , 1F Expression in sickle-shaped connective tissue fibroblasts within BAT.

Specimen 1G inset: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Hoxa5; red - Pdgfra (assay MGI:7384939).
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: brown fat fibroblast Present Regionally restricted 1G inset Expression in BAT fibroblasts, co-expressed with Pdgfra.

Specimen not shown: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS26: brown fat Absent Expression in BAT decreased; not detected by immunofluorescence.

Specimen 2B/D: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Note: Triple labeled: green - Hoxa5; red - Ebf2 (assay MGI:7384936); white - Myh4 (assay MGI:7384937).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: trunk mesenchyme Present Regionally restricted 2B , 2D Expression in mesenchyme, mostly somite derived, flanking myotome extending laterally to scapula and medially to neural tube, colocalized with Ebf2 expression.

Specimen 2E/F/H: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Hoxa5; red - Ebf2 (assay MGI:7384936).
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: trunk mesenchyme Present Regionally restricted 2E , 2H , 2F Expression in mesenchyme flanking epaxial myotome, colocalized with Ebf2 expression.
TS20: myotome skeletal muscle fibroblast Present Regionally restricted 2F , 2E , 2H Expression in prospective muscle connective tissue fibroblasts interspersed within myotome.
TS20: skeletal muscle Absent 2E , 2H , 2F No expression in epaxial muscle mass.

Specimen 2I: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Hoxa5; red - Prdm16 (assay MGI:7384938).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: trunk mesenchyme Present Regionally restricted 2I Expression in mesenchyme lateral to epaxial myotome, colocalized with Prdm16 expression.

Specimen 2J/L: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Hoxa5; red - Prdm16 (assay MGI:7384938).
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: myotome skeletal muscle fibroblast Present Regionally restricted 2J , 2L Expression in prospective muscle connective tissue fibroblasts within myotome.

Specimen S4A/B: embryonic day 16.5; Hoxa5tm1.1Ljea/Hoxa5+, Myf5tm3(cre)Sor/Myf5+ (more )
Note: Conditional mutant. Double labeled: green - Hoxa5; red - Pdgfra (assay MGI:7384939).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: trunk connective tissue Present Regionally restricted S4B , S4A

Specimen S4C/D: embryonic day 16.5; Hoxa5tm1.1Ljea/Hoxa5+, Myf5tm3(cre)Sor/Myf5+ (more )
Note: Conditional mutant. Double labeled: green - Hoxa5; red - Pdgfra (assay MGI:7384939).
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: brown fat brown adipocyte Present S4D , S4C Expression in all adipocytes and in connective tissue fibroblasts.
TS24: brown fat fibroblast Present S4D , S4C Expression in all adipocytes and in connective tissue fibroblasts.

Specimen S4E/F: embryonic day 16.5; Hoxa5tm1.1Ljea/Hoxa5+, Myf5tm3(cre)Sor/Myf5+ (more )
Note: Conditional mutant. Double labeled: green - Hoxa5; red - Pdgfra (assay MGI:7384939).
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: skeletal muscle skeletal muscle fibroblast Present Regionally restricted S4F , S4E Expression in epaxial muscle.

Specimen S4G: embryonic day 16.5; Hoxa5tm1.1Ljea/Hoxa5+, Myf5tm3(cre)Sor/Myf5+ (more )
Note: Conditional mutant. Double labeled: green - Hoxa5; red - Pdgfra (assay MGI:7384939).
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: trachea tracheobronchial chondrocyte Strong Regionally restricted S4G

Specimen S4H/I: embryonic day 16.5; Hoxa5tm1.1Ljea/Hoxa5tm1.1Ljea, Myf5tm3(cre)Sor/Myf5+ (more )
Note: Conditional mutant. Double labeled: green - Hoxa5; red - Pdgfra (assay MGI:7384939).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: trunk connective tissue Present Regionally restricted S4H , S4I

Specimen S4J/K: embryonic day 16.5; Hoxa5tm1.1Ljea/Hoxa5tm1.1Ljea, Myf5tm3(cre)Sor/Myf5+ (more )
Note: Conditional mutant. Double labeled: green - Hoxa5; red - Pdgfra (assay MGI:7384939).
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: brown fat brown adipocyte Absent S4J , S4K
TS24: brown fat fibroblast Present Regionally restricted S4K , S4J Expression in some but not all connective tissue fibroblasts.

Specimen S4L/M: embryonic day 16.5; Hoxa5tm1.1Ljea/Hoxa5tm1.1Ljea, Myf5tm3(cre)Sor/Myf5+ (more )
Note: Conditional mutant. Double labeled: green - Hoxa5; red - Pdgfra (assay MGI:7384939).
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: skeletal muscle skeletal muscle fibroblast Present S4M , S4L

Specimen S4N: embryonic day 16.5; Hoxa5tm1.1Ljea/Hoxa5tm1.1Ljea, Myf5tm3(cre)Sor/Myf5+ (more )
Note: Conditional mutant. Double labeled: green - Hoxa5; red - Pdgfra (assay MGI:7384939).
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: trachea tracheobronchial chondrocyte Strong Regionally restricted S4N Abundant nuclear expression in tracheal chondrocytes.

Specimen S4O/P: embryonic day 16.5; Hoxa5tm1Rob/Hoxa5tm1Rob (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Hoxa5; red - Pdgfra (assay MGI:7384939).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: brown fat Absent S4P

Specimen S4Q/R: embryonic day 16.5; Hoxa5tm1Rob/Hoxa5tm1Rob (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Hoxa5; red - Pdgfra (assay MGI:7384939).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: skeletal muscle Absent S4Q , S4R

Specimen S4S: embryonic day 16.5; Hoxa5tm1Rob/Hoxa5tm1Rob (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Hoxa5; red - Pdgfra (assay MGI:7384939).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: trachea Absent S4S

Specimen S4T/U: embryonic day 16.5; Hoxa5tm1.1Ljea/Hoxa5tm1.1Ljea, Myf5tm3(cre)Sor/Myf5+ (more )
Note: Conditional mutant. Double labeled: green - Hoxa5; red - Ebf2 (assay MGI:7384936).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: trunk connective tissue Present Regionally restricted S4T , S4U

Specimen S4V/X: embryonic day 16.5; Hoxa5tm1.1Ljea/Hoxa5tm1.1Ljea, Myf5tm3(cre)Sor/Myf5+ (more )
Note: Conditional mutant. Double labeled: green - Hoxa5; red - Ebf2 (assay MGI:7384936).
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: brown fat brown adipocyte Trace Scattered S4V , S4X Single expressing adipocyte in field of view shown.
TS24: brown fat fibroblast Present Regionally restricted S4X , S4V Expression in elongated cells that are either fibroblasts or endothelial cells.

Specimen S4Y/AA: embryonic day 16.5; Hoxa5tm1.1Ljea/Hoxa5tm1.1Ljea, Myf5tm3(cre)Sor/Myf5+ (more )
Note: Conditional mutant. Double labeled: green - Hoxa5; red - Ebf2 (assay MGI:7384936).
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: skeletal muscle skeletal muscle fibroblast Present Regionally restricted S4Y , S4AA Expression in epaxial muscle.

Specimen S4AB: embryonic day 16.5; Hoxa5tm1.1Ljea/Hoxa5tm1.1Ljea, Myf5tm3(cre)Sor/Myf5+ (more )
Note: Conditional mutant. Double labeled: green - Hoxa5; red - Ebf2 (assay MGI:7384936).
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: trachea tracheobronchial chondrocyte Present S4AB


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