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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:79130 Xu L, et al., Systematic analysis of E-, N- and P-cadherin expression in mouse eye development. Exp Eye Res. 2002 Jun;74(6):753-60
Assay type: RNA in situ
MGI Accession ID: MGI:7642136
Gene symbol: Cdh2
Gene name: cadherin 2
Probe: N-cadherin cDNA
Probe preparation: Antisense labelled with S35 RNA
Visualized with: Autoradiography
Results
Specimen 2A: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS15: lens placode Strong 2A
TS15: neural ectoderm Strong 2A
Specimen 2B: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS17: lens pit Present 2B
TS17: optic cup inner layer Present 2B
TS17: optic cup outer layer Present 2B
TS17: head surface ectoderm Absent 2B
Specimen 2C: embryonic day 13.0 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: lens epithelium Present 2C
TS21: lens fiber Present 2C
TS21: neural retina Weak 2C
TS21: pigmented retinal epithelium Absent 2C
Specimen 2D: embryonic day 14.0 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS22: lens epithelium Present 2D
TS22: lens fiber Present Regionally restricted 2D Expression is in newly elongated fiber cells and is absent in mature fiber cells at the central region of the lens.
Specimen 2E: postnatal day 4 (more )
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: lens Strong Regionally restricted 2E Expression is in the transitional zone.
TS28: cornea endothelium Present 2E
TS28: retina Present 2E
TS28: lens fiber lens fiber cell Present Regionally restricted 2E Expression is in newly elongated fiber cells and is absent in mature fiber cells at the central region of the lens.
Specimen 2F: postnatal day 4 (more )
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: retina ganglion cell layer retinal ganglion cell Present 2F Expression is in ganglion cells.
TS28: retina inner nuclear layer Present 2F
TS28: retina retinal astrocyte Present Regionally restricted 2F Expression is in astrocytes on the inner surface of the retina.
TS28: photoreceptor layer photoreceptor cell Trace 2F Little or no expression in immature photoreceptors.
TS28: hyaloid vascular plexus Absent 2F
Specimen 2G: postnatal day 30 (more )
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: lens Strong Regionally restricted 2G Expression is in the transitional zone.
TS28: ciliary epithelium Strong Regionally restricted 2G Expression is in the inner ciliary epithelial cells.
TS28: lens fiber lens fiber cell Present Regionally restricted 2G Expression is in newly elongated fiber cells and is absent in mature fiber cells at the central region of the lens.
TS28: cornea endothelium Present 2G
Specimen not shown: embryonic day 15.0 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: cornea Present Regionally restricted Expression is in the corneal endothelium.
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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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