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Assay
Reference: J:345818 Petrova RS, et al., Verification of the gene and protein expression of the aquaglyceroporin AQP3 in the mammalian lens. Exp Eye Res. 2024 Mar;240:109828
Assay type: Immunohistochemistry
MGI Accession ID: MGI:7628216
Gene symbol: Aqp3
Gene name: aquaporin 3
Antibody: Anti-AQP3
Detection system: Secondary antibody coupled to Alexa Fluor 488
Results
Specimen 3B/F: postnatal week 6 (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Aqp3; red - WGA.
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: lens epithelium Present Regionally restricted 3F , 3B Cytoplasmic expression in epithelium. Expression primarily contained in cytoplasmic membrane vesicles.
TS28: lens peripheral outer cortex lens fiber cell Present Regionally restricted 3F , 3B Cytoplasmic expression in fiber cells of peripheral outer cortex. Expression primarily contained in cytoplasmic membrane vesicles.

Specimen 3C/G: postnatal week 6 (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Aqp3; red - WGA.
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: lens deep outer cortex lens fiber cell Present Regionally restricted 3G , 3C Cytoplasmic localization of expression persisted in differentiating fiber cells of deeper outer cortex.
TS28: lens cortex lens fiber cell Weak Regionally restricted 3G , 3C Decrease in expression in fiber cells localized in transition zone between outer cortex and inner cortex.

Specimen 3D/H: postnatal week 6 (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Aqp3; red - WGA.
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: lens inner cortex secondary lens fiber Present Regionally restricted 3H , 3D Expression in mature fiber cells of inner cortex was predominantly associated with plasma membranes.

Specimen 3E/H: postnatal week 6 (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Aqp3; red - WGA.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: lens core Present Regionally restricted 3E , 3I Expression in core predominantly associated with plasma membranes.

Specimen 4B/D: embryonic day 10.0 (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Aqp3; red - WGA.
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS17: lens vesicle primary lens fiber Absent 4D , 4B Expression absent in elongating primary fibers cells of lens vesicle at E10.

Specimen 4C/E: embryonic day 11.0 (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Aqp3; red - WGA.
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS19: lens vesicle lens fiber cell Present Patchy 4C , 4E Expression strongly associated with membranes in distinct patches in fiber cells throughout lens vesicle.

Specimen 5B: embryonic day 16.0 (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Aqp3; red - WGA.
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: lens epithelium Present Regionally restricted 5B Cytoplasmic expression in epithelium.
TS24: lens peripheral outer cortex secondary lens fiber Present Regionally restricted 5B Expression predominantly cytoplasmic in secondary fiber cells in peripheral outer cortex.

Specimen 5C: embryonic day 16.0 (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Aqp3; red - WGA.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: lens inner cortex Present Regionally restricted 5C Expression remained cytoplasmic in inner cortex.

Specimen 5D: embryonic day 16.0 (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Aqp3; red - WGA.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: lens core Present Regionally restricted 5D Cytoplasmic expression in core.

Specimen 5F: postnatal day 3 (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Aqp3; red - WGA.
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS27: lens epithelium Present Regionally restricted 5F Cytoplasmic expression in epithelium.
TS27: lens peripheral outer cortex secondary lens fiber Present Regionally restricted 5F Cytoplasmic expression in differentiated secondary fiber cells of peripheral outer cortex.

Specimen 5G: postnatal day 3 (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Aqp3; red - WGA.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS27: lens inner cortex Present Regionally restricted 5G Cytoplasmic expression persisted in inner cortex.

Specimen 5H: postnatal day 3 (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Aqp3; red - WGA.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS27: lens core Present Regionally restricted 5H Cytoplasmic expression in core.

Specimen 6B: postnatal day 6 (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Aqp3; red - WGA.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: lens epithelium Present Regionally restricted 6B Cytoplasmic expression in epithelium.
TS28: lens peripheral outer cortex Present Regionally restricted 6B Cytoplasmic expression in peripheral outer cortex.

Specimen 6C: postnatal day 6 (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Aqp3; red - WGA.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: lens deep outer cortex Present Regionally restricted 6C Cytoplasmic expression in deeper outer cortex.

Specimen 6D: postnatal day 6 (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Aqp3; red - WGA.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: lens inner cortex Present Regionally restricted 6D Cytoplasmic expression in inner cortex.

Specimen 6E: postnatal day 6 (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Aqp3; red - WGA.
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: lens core primary lens fiber Present Regionally restricted 6E Expression in central primary fibers cells strongly assocated with membranes.

Specimen 6G: postnatal day 15 (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Aqp3; red - WGA.
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: lens epithelium Present Regionally restricted 6G Strongly cytoplasmic expression in epithelium.
TS28: lens peripheral outer cortex secondary lens fiber Present Regionally restricted 6G Strongly cytoplasmic expression in secondary fiber cells of peripheral outer cortex.

Specimen 6H: postnatal day 15 (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Aqp3; red - WGA.
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: lens deep outer cortex secondary lens fiber Present Regionally restricted 6H Strongly cytoplasmic expression in secondary fiber cells of deeper outer cortex.

Specimen 6I: postnatal day 15 (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Aqp3; red - WGA.
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: lens inner cortex secondary lens fiber Present Regionally restricted 6I Expression in mature secondary fiber cells are strongly associated with membranes.

Specimen 8J: postnatal day 15 (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Aqp3; red - WGA.
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: lens core primary lens fiber Present Regionally restricted 6J Expression remained membranous in primary fiber cells of core.

Specimen 7B: postnatal adult (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Aqp3; red - WGA.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: lens peripheral outer cortex Present Regionally restricted 7B Cytoplasmic expression maintained in peripheral outer cortex.

Specimen 7C: postnatal adult (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Aqp3; red - WGA.
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: lens deep outer cortex lens fiber cell Present Regionally restricted 7C Cytoplasmic expression remained in differentiating fiber cells in deeper outer cortex.

Specimen 7D: postnatal adult (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Aqp3; red - WGA.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: lens inner cortex Present Regionally restricted 7D Expression strongly associated with membranes in inner cortex.

Specimen 7E: postnatal adult (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Aqp3; red - WGA.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: lens Present 7E

Specimen 7F: postnatal adult (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Aqp3; red - WGA.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: lens core Present Regionally restricted 7F Membranous expression in core.


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