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Assay
Reference: J:328989 Patel SD, et al., Deficiency of the bZIP transcription factors Mafg and Mafk causes misexpression of genes in distinct pathways and results in lens embryonic developmental defects. Front Cell Dev Biol. 2022;10:981893
Assay type: Immunohistochemistry
MGI Accession ID: MGI:7388371
Gene symbol: Cdh1
Gene name: cadherin 1
Antibody: anti-E-Cadherin (24E10; #3195)
Detection system: Secondary antibody coupled to Alexa Fluor 568
Results
Specimen 1 Control: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: lens epithelium Present Uniform 1_control row 2 , 1_control row 3 , 1_control row 1 , 1_control row 4

Specimen 1 KO1: embryonic day 16.5; Mafgtm1Jeng/Mafgtm1Jeng, Mafktm1Jeng/Mafktm1Jeng (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: lens epithelium Present 1_KO1 row 3 , 1_KO1 row 1 , 1_KO1 row 4 , 1_KO1 row 2 Expression in this mutant revealed cellular abnormalities and expressing cells extend further toward the posterior region.

Specimen 1 KO2: embryonic day 16.5; Mafgtm1Jeng/Mafgtm1Jeng, Mafktm1Jeng/Mafktm1Jeng (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: lens epithelium Present 1_KO2 row 2 , 1_KO2 row 3 , 1_KO2 row 4 , 1_KO2 row 1 Expression in this mutant revealed cellular abnormalitiess and expressing cells extend further toward the posterior region.

Specimen 2 Control: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: lens vesicle epithelium Present Uniform 2_Control row 1 , 2_Control row 2 , 2_Control row 3

Specimen 2 Mafg-/-:Mafk-/-: embryonic day 12.5; Mafgtm1Jeng/Mafgtm1Jeng, Mafktm1Jeng/Mafktm1Jeng (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: lens vesicle epithelium Present 2_Mafg-/-:Mafk-/- row 3 , 2_Mafg-/-:Mafk-/- row 2 , 2_Mafg-/-:Mafk-/- row 1 This mutant exhibited regions of disorganization in the epithelium compared to controls and expressing cells extend further toward the posterior region.

Specimen S2 Control: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS22: lens epithelium Present Uniform S2_Control row 1 , S2_Control row 2 , S2_Control row 3

Specimen S2 Mafg-/-:Mafk-/-: embryonic day 14.5; Mafgtm1Jeng/Mafgtm1Jeng, Mafktm1Jeng/Mafktm1Jeng (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS22: lens epithelium Present S2_Mafg-/-:Mafk-/- row 1 , S2_Mafg-/-:Mafk-/- row 3 , S2_Mafg-/-:Mafk-/- row 2 This mutant exhibited regions of disorganization in the epithelium compared to control.

Specimen S3 Control: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: lens epithelium Present S3_Control row 2 , S3_Control row 1

Specimen S3 Mafg-/-:Mafk-/-: embryonic day 16.5; Mafgtm1Jeng/Mafgtm1Jeng, Mafktm1Jeng/Mafk+ (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: lens epithelium Present S3_Mafg-/-:Mafk-/-row 1 , S3_Mafg-/-:Mafk-/-row 2 This mutant does not exhibit severe lens epithelial cell defects compared to the double knockout.


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12/30/2025
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