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Assay
Reference: J:72036 Sakakibara S, et al., Rna-binding protein Musashi2: developmentally regulated expression in neural precursor cells and subpopulations of neurons in mammalian CNS. J Neurosci. 2001 Oct 15;21(20):8091-107
Assay type: Immunohistochemistry
MGI Accession ID: MGI:7522277
Gene symbol: Msi2
Gene name: musashi RNA-binding protein 2
Antibody: anti-Msi2
Detection system: Alexa Fluor
Results
Specimen 5A: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
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TS17: telencephalon Strong Uniform 5A Intense expression throughout telencephalon. Expression uniformly distributed in neuroepithelium. Co-expression with Msi1 in most cells.

Specimen 5C: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
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TS17: telencephalon Strong Uniform 5C Intense expression throughout telencephalon. Expression uniformly distributed in neuroepithelium. Co-expression with Mki67 in most cells.

Specimen 5E: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
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TS17: telencephalon Strong Uniform 5E Intense expression throughout telencephalon. Expression uniformly distributed in neuroepithelium. Co-expression with Nes in most cells.

Specimen 5G: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: telencephalon ventricular layer Present 5G Expression in ventricular cells of telencephalon. Co-expression with Msi1.

Specimen 5G inset: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: cerebral cortex ventricular layer Present Regionally restricted 5G inset Cytoplasmic expression in neuroepithelial cells. Co-expression with Msi1.

Specimen 5I: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
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TS22: ganglionic eminence Present 5I Expression co-localized with Msi1 in ventricular zone of telencephalon and ganglionic eminences. Co-expression with Msi1.
TS22: telencephalon ventricular layer Present 5I Expression co-localized with Msi1 in ventricular zone of telencephalon and ganglionic eminences. Co-expression with Msi1.

Specimen 5K: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS22: cerebral cortex intermediate zone neuron Absent 5K No expression in Map2-expressing postimitotic neurons migrating in intermediate zone and cortical plate.
TS22: cortical plate neuron Absent 5K No expression in Map2-expressing postimitotic neurons migrating in intermediate zone and cortical plate.

Specimen 5M: postnatal day 7 (more )
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TS28: cerebral cortex subventricular zone Present 5M Expression in many densely packed cells in subventricular zone bordered bt striatum and overlying the corpus callosum.

Specimen 5O: postnatal adult (more )
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TS28: cerebral cortex subventricular zone Present Regionally restricted 5O Expression in many densely packed cells in dorsolateral corner of subventricular zone.
TS28: cerebral cortex ventricular zone Present 5O Expression in many densely packed cells in ependymal layer.
TS28: cerebral cortex astrocyte Present Scattered 5O Expression in small scattered astrocytes in parenchyma.

Specimen 6A: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
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TS17: future spinal cord Strong Uniform 6A Intense expression throughout telencephalon. Expression uniformly distributed within neural tube. Co-expression with Msi1 in most cells.

Specimen 6C: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
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TS17: future spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 6C Expression in proliferating neuroepithelial cells. Co-expression with Msi1.

Specimen 6E: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: spinal cord Present 6E Co-expression with Msi1.

Specimen 6G: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
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TS22: spinal cord ventricular layer Present 6G Expression in neuron-like cells in ventricular zone lining central canals.
TS22: spinal cord mantle layer neuron Present Regionally restricted 6G Expression in subset of migrating neurons sparcely distributed in ventrolateral area of mantle layer, co-expressed with Map2.

Specimen 6I: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
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TS22: spinal cord Present 6I Co-expression with Msi1.

Specimen 6K: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
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TS22: spinal cord ventricular layer Present 6K Expression in neuron-like cells in ventricular zone lining central canals. Co-expression with Msi1.

Specimen 6M: postnatal adult (more )
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TS28: spinal cord ependymal layer ependymal cell Strong 6M Highly expressed in ependymal cells surrounding central canal.
TS28: spinal cord lumbar region neuron Present Scattered 6M Expression in some, but not all, populations of neurons scattered within parenchyma.

Specimen 6O: postnatal adult (more )
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TS28: spinal cord lumbar region Present Regionally restricted 6O Expression in neuron-like cells in adult spinal cord. No expression in some Hu-expressing neurons.
TS28: corpus striatum Present 6O Expression in neuron-like cells in striatum.

Specimen 7E: postnatal day 2 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Msi2; green - Gfap (assay MGI:7522286).
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TS27: telencephalon subventricular zone Present Regionally restricted 7E Expression in Gfap-negative densely packed subventricular zone cells.

Specimen 7F: postnatal day 2 (more )
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TS27: telencephalon subventricular zone neuron Present Regionally restricted 7F Expression in cells intermingled with, but not co-expressed with Hu-positive immature neurons within dorsomateral area of subventricular zone.

Specimen P2 not shown: postnatal day 2 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Msi2; green - Hu proteins (including HuD, HuC, and HuB)..
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS27: telencephalon subventricular zone neuron Present Regionally restricted No expression in Tubb3-expressing immature neurons and their tangled neurites in subventricular zone.

Specimen 7G: postnatal day 2 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Msi2; green - Pdgfra (assay MGI:7522287).
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TS27: telencephalon subventricular zone oligodendrocyte precursor cell Absent 7G No expression in Pdgfra-positive oligodendrocyte precursor cells.

Specimen 8A: postnatal adult (more )
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TS28: neocortex astrocyte Present Widespread 8A Expression in many astrocytes with small cell bodies throughtout the cortex.
TS28: cortical layer II neuron Present 8A Expression in subset of neurons with larger cell bodies found sparcely in layers II-III of neocortex.
TS28: cortical layer III neuron Present 8A Expression in subset of neurons with larger cell bodies found sparcely in layers II-III of neocortex.

Specimen 8C: postnatal adult (more )
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TS28: neocortex astrocyte Present Widespread 8C Expression in many astrocytes with small cell bodies throughtout the cortex.
TS28: cortical layer II neuron Present 8C Expression in subset of neurons with larger cell bodies found sparcely in layers II-III.
TS28: cortical layer III neuron Present 8C Expression in subset of neurons with larger cell bodies found sparcely in layers II-III.

Specimen 8E: postnatal adult (more )
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TS28: cortical layer II astrocyte Present 8E Expression in gray matter (layers II-III). Some of these cells co-expressed Msi1 and had relatively thick and branched processes, characteristic of astrocytes.
TS28: cortical layer III astrocyte Present 8E Expression in gray matter (layers II-III). Some of these cells co-expressed Msi1 and had relatively thick and branched processes, characteristic of astrocytes.

Specimen 8G: postnatal adult (more )
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TS28: cortical layer II neuron Present 8G Co-expressed with Hu in a few round neuronal cells. but lack of expression in majority of Hu-positive neurons.
TS28: cortical layer III neuron Present 8G Co-expressed with Hu in a few round neuronal cells. but lack of expression in majority of Hu-positive neurons.

Specimen 8I: postnatal adult (more )
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TS28: cortical layer I Present 8I Expression in white matter, predominantly distributed in molecular layer (layer I).
TS28: neocortex astrocyte Present Regionally restricted 8I Expression co-localized with Gfap in fibrous astrocytes near pial suface.

Specimen 8K: postnatal adult (more )
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TS28: neocortex oligodendrocyte precursor cell Present Regionally restricted 8K Expression in subcortical white matter. No expression in Cnp-positive oligodendroglial cell bodies predominant in subcortical white matter.

Specimen 9A: postnatal adult (more )
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TS28: cortical layer II neuron Present 9A Co-expression with Pvalb in GABAergic nonpyramidal neurons in neocortex layers II-III.
TS28: cortical layer III neuron Present 9A Co-expression with Pvalb in GABAergic nonpyramidal neurons in neocortex layers II-III.
TS28: neocortex astrocyte Present 9A Faint expression in fine-branched processes and small cell bodies of astrocytes.

Specimen 9C: postnatal adult (more )
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TS28: cortical layer V neuron Present 9C Co-expression with Pvalb in neurons in deeper layer V.
TS28: neocortex Betz cell Absent 9C No expression in somata of large pyramidal neurons (presumptive Betz cells) surrounded by Pvalb-positive multi-terminal endings.

Specimen 9E: postnatal adult (more )
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TS28: cortical layer II Present Regionally restricted 9E Expression in neurons in neocortex layers II-III, intermingled but not ovelapping with Calb1-expressing neurons.
TS28: cortical layer III Present Regionally restricted 9E Expression in neurons in neocortex layers II-III, intermingled but not ovelapping with Calb1-expressing neurons.

Specimen 9G: postnatal adult (more )
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TS28: cortical layer II neuron Present Regionally restricted 9G Expression in neurons in layers II-III. No co-expression Calb1.
TS28: cortical layer III neuron Present Regionally restricted 9G Expression in neurons in layers II-III. No co-expression Calb1.

Specimen 9I: postnatal adult (more )
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TS28: cortical layer II GABAergic neuron Present 9I Expression in layers II-III in GABA-containing neurons.
TS28: cortical layer III GABAergic neuron Present 9I Expression in layers II-III in GABA-containing neurons.

Specimen 9K: postnatal adult (more )
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TS28: neocortex Present Regionally restricted 9K No expression in some GABA-containing neurons.

Specimen 9M: postnatal adult (more )
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TS28: neocortex cholinergic neuron Absent 9M No expression in Chat-positive cholinergic neurons in gray matter of neocortex.

Specimen 9O: postnatal adult (more )
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TS28: hippocampus CA1 interneuron Strong 9O Intense expression in small number of neurons. Co-expression with Pvalb in interneurons in CA1 subfield.
TS28: hippocampus astrocyte Present Diffuse 9O Diffuse expression in astrocytes uniformly distributed within this region.
TS28: CA1 pyramidal cell layer pyramidal neuron Absent 9O No expression in numerous CA1 pyramidal neurons aligned in rows.

Specimen 9Q: postnatal adult (more )
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TS28: nucleus of diagonal band cholinergic neuron Present 9Q Exression in several Chat-positive cholinergic projection neurons in nuclei of diagonal bands (Ch2 and Ch3).

Specimen 9S: postnatal adult (more )
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TS28: zona incerta dopaminergic neuron Present 9S Expression in Th-positive dopaminergic neurons (A13) within zona incerta of subthalamic region.

Specimen E14 not shown: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
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TS22: 4th ventricle lateral recess Present Regionally restricted Expression in small tightly packed cells of external granule cell layer migrating out of lateral recess.
TS22: 4th ventricle ependyma Present Expression in ventricular zone of fourth ventricle.

Specimen 10B: postnatal day 3 (more )
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TS27: cerebellum Purkinje cell layer Purkinje cell Strong 10B Prominent expression in large Purkinje neurons in Purkinje cell layer.
TS27: cerebellum external granule cell layer Weak 10B Faint expression in external granule cell layer.
TS27: cerebellum white matter glial restricted tripotential precursor cell Weak 10B Faint expression in glial precursor cells in white matter
TS27: cerebellum astrocyte Present 10B Expression in astrocytes in central white matter tracts.
TS27: deep cerebellar nucleus neuron Present 10B Expression in differentiated neurons in deep cerebellar nuclei.

Specimen 10D: postnatal adult (more )
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TS28: cerebellum Purkinje cell layer Purkinje cell Strong 10D Prominent expression in large Purkinje neurons in Purkinje cell layer.
TS28: cerebellum Bergmann glial cell Present 10D Expression in Bergmann glial cells with cell bodies adjacent to cell bodies of Purkinje cells and extending tangential processes into molecular layer.
TS28: cerebellum molecular layer cerebellar stellate cell Present 10D Expression in interneurons such as stellate cells and basket cells in molecular layer.
TS28: cerebellum molecular layer cerebellum basket cell Present 10D Expression in interneurons such as stellate cells and basket cells in molecular layer.
TS28: cerebellum internal granule cell layer cerebellar Golgi cell Present 10D Exression in Golgi neuron in internal granule cell layer.

Specimen 10F: postnatal adult (more )
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TS28: cerebellum external granule cell layer Weak 10F Faint expression in external granule cell layer.
TS28: cerebellum Purkinje cell layer Present 10F Expression in Purkinje cells in Purkinje cell layer forming a single row.
TS28: cerebellum Bergmann glial cell Present Regionally restricted 10F Expression in many small cells in vicinity of Purkinje cells - likely to be developing Bergmann glia.

Specimen 10H: postnatal adult (more )
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TS28: cerebellum external granule cell layer Weak 10H Low level expression in external granule cell layer.
TS28: cerebellum Purkinje cell layer Purkinje cell Present 10H Expression in Purkinje cells in Purkinje cell layer forming a single row.
TS28: cerebellum Bergmann glial cell Present 10H Expression in many small cells in vicinity of Purkinje cells - likely to be developing Bergmann glia.
TS28: cerebellum internal granule cell layer cerebellar granule cell Absent 10H No expression in Hu-positive granule neurons in internal granule cell layer.

Specimen 10J: postnatal adult (more )
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TS28: cerebellum Purkinje cell layer Purkinje cell Present 10J Expression in Purkinje cells in Purkinje cell layer forming a single row.
TS28: cerebellum Bergmann glial cell Present Regionally restricted 10J Expression in soma of Bergman glial cells and their fibers coursing from Purkinje cell layer through molecular layer to pial surface.

Specimen Adult not shown: postnatal adult (more )
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TS28: dentate gyrus subgranular zone Present Expression in occasional cells in subgranular region.
TS28: dentate gyrus dentate gyrus granule cell Present Regionally restricted No expression in many granule neurons of dentate gyrus.
TS28: caudate-putamen neuron Present Regionally restricted Expression in subpopulations of neurons sparsely distributed in ventral pallidum, globus pallidus and caudate putamen.
TS28: globus pallidus neuron Present Regionally restricted Expression in subpopulations of neurons sparsely distributed in ventral pallidum, globus pallidus and caudate putamen.
TS28: corpus striatum cholinergic neuron Present Expression in cholinergic projection neurons in striatum, medial septal nucleus (Ch1) and medial habenular nucleus (Ch7).
TS28: medial habenular nucleus cholinergic neuron Present Expression in cholinergic projection neurons in striatum, medial septal nucleus (Ch1) and medial habenular nucleus (Ch7).
TS28: medial septal nucleus cholinergic neuron Present Expression in cholinergic projection neurons in striatum, medial septal nucleus (Ch1) and medial habenular nucleus (Ch7).
TS28: lateral habenular nucleus neuron Present Neuronal expression in medial preoptic nucleus, supraoptic nucleus, periventricular nucleus and lateral habenular nucleus.
TS28: medial preoptic nucleus neuron Present Neuronal expression in medial preoptic nucleus, supraoptic nucleus, periventricular nucleus and lateral habenular nucleus.
TS28: supraoptic nucleus neuron Present Neuronal expression in medial preoptic nucleus, supraoptic nucleus, periventricular nucleus and lateral habenular nucleus.


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