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Assay
Reference: J:383230 He XD, et al., Dynamic remodeling of epithelial junctions in trophoblast cells of the mammalian blastocyst. Dev Biol. 2026 Jun;534:152-159
Assay type: Immunohistochemistry
MGI Accession ID: MGI:8325766
Gene symbol: Dsp
Gene name: desmoplakin
Antibody: anti-DSP (DP-1)
Detection system: Secondary antibody coupled to Alexa Fluor
Results
Specimen 1a Stage 1 DSP: embryonic day 3.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS4: trophectoderm Weak Regionally restricted 1a Stage 1 DSP+DAPI , 1a Stage 1 DSP Low level expression in nucleus and cytoplasm. Minimal junctional expression.

Specimen 1a Stage 2 DSP: embryonic day 3.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS4: trophectoderm Weak Regionally restricted 1a Stage 2 DSP+DAPI , 1a Stage 2 DSP Faint expression. Cell-cell borders remain indistinct.

Specimen 1a Stage 3 DSP: embryonic day 4.0 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS5: trophectoderm Present Regionally restricted 1a Stage 3 DSP inset , 1a Stage 3 DSP+DAPI , 1a Stage 3 DSP Nuclear expression largely absent. Distinct junctional localization at many cell-cell contacts and membranes.

Specimen 1a Stage 4 DSP: embryonic day 4.0 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS5: trophectoderm Present Regionally restricted 1a Stage 4 DSP , 1a Stage 4 DSP inset , 1a Stage 4 DSP+DAPI Robust junctional localization of expression evident at most cell membranes.

Specimen 1a Stage 5 DSP: embryonic day 4.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS6: trophectoderm Present Regionally restricted 1a Stage 5 DSP , 1a Stage 5 DSP+DAPI Expression predominantly localized to junctions. Very little cytoplasmic expression.

Specimen 1f Canonical DSP: embryonic day 4.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: magenta - Dsp; green - Cdh1 (assay MGI:8325769).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS6: trophectoderm Present Regionally restricted 1f Canonical Inset , 1f Canonical Author report that junctions in later stage blastocyst adopt the canonical arrangement.

Specimen 1f Non-canonical DSP: embryonic day 4.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: magenta - Dsp; green - Cdh1 (assay MGI:8325769).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS6: trophectoderm Present Regionally restricted 1f Non-canonical , 1f Non-canonical inset Author report that junctions in later stage blastocyst adopt the canonical arrangement.


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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
10/06/2026
MGI 6.29
The Jackson Laboratory