Hesx1 RNA in situ Gene Expression Assay

Gene Expression Data
Assay Details

Assay

Reference:	J:74125 Martinez-Barbera JP, et al., Getting your head around Hex and Hesx1: forebrain formation in mouse. Int J Dev Biol. 2001;45(1 Spec No):327-36
Assay type:	RNA in situ
MGI Accession ID:	MGI:7790956
Gene symbol:	Hesx1
Gene name:	homeobox gene expressed in ES cells

Probe:

Hesx1 probe

Results

Specimen 2E: embryonic day 6.5 (more

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Note: at onset of gastrulation

Structure	Level	Pattern	Image	Note
TS9: anterior visceral endoderm	Present		2E

Specimen 2F: embryonic day 7.0 (more

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Note: late streak stage embryo

Structure	Level	Pattern	Image	Note
TS10: mesendoderm	Present	Regionally restricted	2F	Expression in anterior axial mesendoderm.

Specimen 2G: embryonic day 7.5 (more

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Note: headfold stage embryo

Structure	Level	Pattern	Image	Note
TS11: mesendoderm	Present	Regionally restricted	2G	Expression in both anterior axial mesendoderm and overlying neural ectoderm.
TS11: neural ectoderm	Present	Regionally restricted	2G	Expression in both anterior axial mesendoderm and overlying neural ectoderm.

Specimen 2H: embryonic day 8.0 (more

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Note: early somite stage embryo

Structure	Level	Pattern	Image	Note
TS12: future prosencephalon	Strong		2H	Strongly expressed in propective forebrain region.

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