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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:171050 Thiagarajan RD, et al., Identification of anchor genes during kidney development defines ontological relationships, molecular subcompartments and regulatory pathways. PLoS One. 2011;6(2):e17286
Assay type: RNA in situ
MGI Accession ID: MGI:7840433
Gene symbol: Upk3a
Gene name: uroplakin 3A
Probe: RIKEN clone 1110017C07 subclone
Probe preparation: Antisense labelled with digoxigenin RNA
Visualized with: Alkaline phosphatase
Assay notes: Authors described this gene as an 'anchor gene', which was defined as "genes whose expression is absolutely specific to a given anatomical compartment and/or developmental stage" in mouse kidney development.
Results
Specimen 2: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: medullary collecting duct Present 2_Upk3a Section in situ hybridization confirmed specific expression in medullary collecting duct. Validated anchor gene.

Specimen not shown: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Note: Data from diagram in figure 4D.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: pelvic urothelial lining Present


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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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last database update
03/25/2025
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