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Assay
Reference: J:221639 Georgas KM, et al., An illustrated anatomical ontology of the developing mouse lower urogenital tract. Development. 2015 May 15;142(10):1893-908
Assay type: Immunohistochemistry
MGI Accession ID: MGI:7517056
Gene symbol: Acta2
Gene name: actin alpha 2, smooth muscle, aorta
Antibody: Anti-smooth muscle alpha-Actin (clone 1A4)
Detection system: Secondary antibody coupled to DyLight 488
Results
Specimen 5C: embryonic day 17.0 (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Acta2; red - Upk3a (assay MGI:7517055).
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS25: muscle layer of pelvic urethra of male Present 5C
TS25: detrusor muscle of bladder fundus smooth muscle cell of bladder Present 5C
Specimen 5G: embryonic day 17.0 (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Acta2; red - Upk3a (assay MGI:7517055).
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS25: muscle layer of pelvic urethra of female Present 5G
TS25: detrusor muscle of bladder fundus smooth muscle cell of bladder Present 5G
Specimen 5J: postnatal adult (more )
Note: Triple labeled: green - Acta2; yellow - Acta1 (assay MGI:7517058); purple - Cdh1 (assay MGI:7517057).
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: smooth muscle of dorsal prostate smooth muscle cell of prostate Present 5J
TS28: smooth muscle of lateral prostate smooth muscle cell of prostate Present 5J
TS28: smooth muscle of ventral prostate smooth muscle cell of prostate Present 5J
TS28: muscle of ejaculatory duct Present 5J
TS28: smooth muscle layer of prostatic urethra Present 5J
Specimen 6J upper: postnatal adult (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Acta2; red - Upk3a (assay MGI:7517055).
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: ureteral smooth muscle layer ureter smooth muscle cell Present 6J upper
Specimen 6J lower: postnatal adult (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Acta2; red - Upk3a (assay MGI:7517055).
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: ureteral smooth muscle layer inner longitudinal muscle ureter smooth muscle cell Present 6J lower
TS28: ureteral smooth muscle layer outer circular muscle ureter smooth muscle cell Present 6J lower
Specimen 6L: postnatal adult (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Acta2; red - Upk3a (assay MGI:7517055).
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: detrusor muscle of bladder fundus smooth muscle cell of bladder Present 6L
TS28: detrusor muscle of bladder trigone smooth muscle cell of bladder Present 6L
TS28: ureteral smooth muscle of trigone smooth muscle cell of bladder Present 6L
TS28: ureteral smooth muscle layer ureter smooth muscle cell Present 6L
Specimen 7G: embryonic day 13.0 (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Acta2; red - Upk3a (assay MGI:7517055).
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: muscle layer of primitive bladder smooth muscle cell of bladder Present 7G
Specimen 7H: embryonic day 16.0 (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Acta2; red - Upk3a (assay MGI:7517055).
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: detrusor muscle of bladder smooth muscle cell of bladder Present 7H
Specimen 7K: postnatal adult (more )
Note: Vibratome sections. Double labeled: green - Acta2; red - Upk3a (assay MGI:7517055).
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: detrusor muscle of bladder smooth muscle cell of bladder Present 7K
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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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