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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:177399 Sorocos K, et al., Expression patterns and roles of periostin during kidney and ureter development. J Urol. 2011 Oct;186(4):1537-44
Assay type: Immunohistochemistry
MGI Accession ID: MGI:7859726
Gene symbol: Acta2
Gene name: actin alpha 2, smooth muscle, aorta
Antibody: anti-alphaSMA
Detection system: Secondary antibody coupled to Alexa Fluor 488
Results
Specimen 2A: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: dorsal aorta Present Regionally restricted 2A Expression is in smooth muscle cells.
Specimen 2E: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: ureteral smooth muscle layer Present 2F , 2E
Specimen 2G: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: basal cell layer of ureter Absent 2H , 2G
Specimen 3A: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: pelvic smooth muscle Present 3C , 3A
TS23: smooth muscle layer of renal artery Present 3C , 3A
Specimen 3D: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: ureteral smooth muscle layer Present 3D , 3F
Specimen 3G: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: glomerular mesangium Present 3G , 3I
Contributing Projects:
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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