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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:150757 Mak AC, et al., Differential and overlapping expression pattern of SOX2 and SOX9 in inner ear development. Gene Expr Patterns. 2009 Sep;9(6):444-53
Assay type: Immunohistochemistry
MGI Accession ID: MGI:5439829
Gene symbol: Sox9
Gene name: SRY (sex determining region Y)-box 9
Antibody: Anti-Sox9 (AB5535)
Detection system: Secondary antibody coupled to Cy3
Results
Specimen 1B,C: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Sox9; green - Sox2 (assay MGI:5439828).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS15: otocyst epithelium Strong Regionally restricted 1B , 1C Prominent expression in the entire otic epithelium, stronger on the medial side of the otic vesicle.
TS15: otocyst mesenchyme Weak Regionally restricted 1C , 1B Faint expression in the periotic mesenchyme.

Specimen 2A',A": embryonic day 10.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Sox9; green - Sox2 (assay MGI:5439828).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS17: otocyst epithelium Present Regionally restricted 2A' , 2A" Expression in the otic epithelium and periotic mesenchyme, with regions of relatively stronger and weaker expression.
TS17: otocyst mesenchyme Present Regionally restricted 2A' , 2A" Expression in the otic epithelium and periotic mesenchyme, with regions of relatively stronger and weaker expression.

Specimen 2B',B": embryonic day 10.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Sox9; green - Sox2 (assay MGI:5439828).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS17: otocyst epithelium Present Regionally restricted 2B' , 2B" Expression in the otic epithelium and periotic mesenchyme, with regions of relatively stronger and weaker expression.
TS17: otocyst mesenchyme Present Regionally restricted 2B' , 2B" Expression in the otic epithelium and periotic mesenchyme, with regions of relatively stronger and weaker expression.

Specimen 2C',C": embryonic day 10.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Sox9; green - Sox2 (assay MGI:5439828).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS17: otocyst epithelium Present Regionally restricted 2C" , 2C' Expression in the otic epithelium and periotic mesenchyme, with regions of relatively stronger and weaker expression.
TS17: otocyst mesenchyme Present Regionally restricted 2C" , 2C' Expression in the otic epithelium and periotic mesenchyme, with regions of relatively stronger and weaker expression.

Specimen 3A',A": embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Sox9; green - Sox2 (assay MGI:5439828).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: inner ear epithelium Present Regionally restricted 3A" , 3A' Expression in periotic mesenchyme and otic epithelium.
TS20: inner ear mesenchyme Present Regionally restricted 3A" , 3A' Expression in periotic mesenchyme and otic epithelium.
TS20: semicircular canal Present Regionally restricted 3A' , 3A" In lateral crista, relatively weaker expression closer to the dorsal boundary.

Specimen 3B',B": embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Sox9; green - Sox2 (assay MGI:5439828).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: inner ear epithelium Present Regionally restricted 3B' , 3B" Expression in periotic mesenchyme and otic epithelium.
TS20: inner ear mesenchyme Present Regionally restricted 3B' , 3B" Expression in periotic mesenchyme and otic epithelium.

Specimen 3C',C": embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Sox9; green - Sox2 (assay MGI:5439828).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: inner ear epithelium Present Regionally restricted 3C" , 3C' Expression in periotic mesenchyme and otic epithelium.
TS20: inner ear mesenchyme Present Regionally restricted 3C" , 3C' Expression in periotic mesenchyme and otic epithelium.
TS20: cochlear duct Present Regionally restricted 3C' , 3C" Relatively weaker expression in regions of the cochlear duct.`

Specimen 3D: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Sox9; green - Sox2 (assay MGI:5439828).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: inner ear epithelium Present 3D Expression in periotic mesenchyme and otic epithelium.
TS20: inner ear mesenchyme Present 3D Expression in periotic mesenchyme and otic epithelium.
TS20: utricle Present Regionally restricted 3D Expression in the utricular macula limited to supporting cells.

Specimen 3E: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Sox9; green - Sox2 (assay MGI:5439828).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: inner ear epithelium Present Regionally restricted 3E Expression in periotic mesenchyme and otic epithelium.
TS20: inner ear mesenchyme Present Regionally restricted 3E Expression in periotic mesenchyme and otic epithelium.
TS20: semicircular canal Present Regionally restricted 3E Relatively weaker expression in regions of the posterior crista.

Specimen 4A',A": embryonic day 14.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Sox9; green - Sox2 (assay MGI:5439828).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS22: inner ear epithelium Present Regionally restricted 4A' , 4A" Expression in periotic mesenchyme and most of the otic epithelium.
TS22: inner ear mesenchyme Present Regionally restricted 4A' , 4A" Expression in periotic mesenchyme and most of the otic epithelium.
TS22: semicircular canal Present Regionally restricted 4A" , 4A' Expression in supporting cells of the anterior and lateral cristae.

Specimen 4B',B": embryonic day 14.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Sox9; green - Sox2 (assay MGI:5439828).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS22: inner ear epithelium Present Regionally restricted 4B" , 4B' Expression in periotic mesenchyme and most of the otic epithelium.
TS22: inner ear mesenchyme Present Regionally restricted 4B" , 4B' Expression in periotic mesenchyme and most of the otic epithelium.
TS22: semicircular canal Present Regionally restricted 4B" , 4B' Expression in supporting cells, but not in hair cells, of the posterior crista.

Specimen 4C: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Sox9; green - Sox2 (assay MGI:5439828).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS22: inner ear epithelium Present Regionally restricted 4C Expression in periotic mesenchyme and most of the otic epithelium.
TS22: inner ear mesenchyme Present Regionally restricted 4C Expression in periotic mesenchyme and most of the otic epithelium.
TS22: utricle Present Regionally restricted 4C Expression in supporting cells, but not in hair cells, of the utricular macula.

Specimen 4D: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Sox9; green - Sox2 (assay MGI:5439828).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS22: inner ear epithelium Present Regionally restricted 4D Expression in periotic mesenchyme and most of the otic epithelium.
TS22: inner ear mesenchyme Present Regionally restricted 4D Expression in periotic mesenchyme and most of the otic epithelium.
TS22: saccule Present Regionally restricted 4D Expression in supporting cells, but not in hair cells, of the posterior saccular macula.

Specimen 4E: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
Note: Basal cochlea. Double labeled: red - Sox9; green - Sox2 (assay MGI:5439828).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS22: cochlear duct Present Regionally restricted 4E Expression in periotic mesenchyme and most of the otic epithelium.
TS22: cochlear ganglion Absent 4E No expression in the less differentiated spiral ganglion.

Specimen 4F: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
Note: Apical cochlea. Double labeled: red - Sox9; green - Sox2 (assay MGI:5439828).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS22: cochlear duct Present Regionally restricted 4F Expression in periotic mesenchyme and most of the otic epithelium.
TS22: cochlear ganglion Absent 4F No expression in the less differentiated spiral ganglion.

Specimen 5A: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
Note: Apical end of cochlear duct. Double labeled: red - Sox9; green - Sox2 (assay MGI:5439828).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: cochlear duct Present Regionally restricted 5A Expression in the cochlear duct, initially in the prosensory epithelium.

Specimen 5B: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Sox9; green - Sox2 (assay MGI:5439828).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: cochlear duct Present Regionally restricted 5B

Specimen 5C: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Sox9; green - Sox2 (assay MGI:5439828).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: cochlear duct Present Regionally restricted 5C Expression in the cochlear duct in more differentiated sensory epithelium at the basal end restricted to supporting cells.

Specimen 5D: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
Note: Basal end of cochlear duct. Double labeled: red - Sox9; green - Sox2 (assay MGI:5439828).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: cochlear duct Present Regionally restricted 5D Expression in the cochlear duct in more differentiated sensory epithelium at the basal end restricted to supporting cells.

Specimen 5E: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
Note: Apical end of cochleovestibular ganglion. Double labeled: red - Sox9; green - Sox2 (assay MGI:5439828).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: vestibulo-cochlear ganglion Present Regionally restricted 5E
TS24: cochlear ganglion Absent 5E No expression in less differentiated spiral ganglion cells.

Specimen 5F: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Sox9; green - Sox2 (assay MGI:5439828).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: cochlear ganglion Present 5F Expression in more differentiated spiral ganglion cells.

Specimen 5G: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Sox9; green - Sox2 (assay MGI:5439828).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: cochlear ganglion Present 5G Expression in the spiral ganglion.

Specimen 5H: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
Note: Basal end of cochleovestibular ganglion. Double labeled: red - Sox9; green - Sox2 (assay MGI:5439828).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: cochlear ganglion Present Regionally restricted 5H Expression in more differentiated spiral ganglion cells.

Specimen 5I: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Sox9; green - Sox2 (assay MGI:5439828).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: saccule Present Regionally restricted 5I Expression in saccular macula, only in supporting cells; no expression in hair cells.

Specimen 5J: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Sox9; green - Sox2 (assay MGI:5439828).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: utricle Present Regionally restricted 5J Expression in utricular macula, only in supporting cells; no expression in hair cells.

Specimen 5K',K": embryonic day 16.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Sox9; green - Sox2 (assay MGI:5439828).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: semicircular canal Present Regionally restricted 5K' , 5K" Expression in anterior and lateral crista, only in supporting cells; no expression in hair cells.

Specimen 6A: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Sox9; green - Sox2 (assay MGI:5439828).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS26: cochlear duct Present Regionally restricted 6A In the undifferentiated cochlear duct, expression throughout the otic epithelium.

Specimen 6B: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Sox9; green - Sox2 (assay MGI:5439828).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS26: cochlear duct Present 6B

Specimen 6C: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Sox9; green - Sox2 (assay MGI:5439828).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS26: cochlear duct Present Regionally restricted 6C Expression restricted to supporting cells, including inner and outer pillar cells, inner phalangeal supporting cells and Deiters' cells.

Specimen 6D: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
Note: Basal end of cochlear duct. Double labeled: red - Sox9; green - Sox2 (assay MGI:5439828).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS26: cochlear ganglion Present Regionally restricted 6D Dispersed expression in the spiral ganglion int in discretely positive cells of non-neuronal identity.

Specimen 6E: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Sox9; green - Sox2 (assay MGI:5439828).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS26: cochlear ganglion Present Regionally restricted 6E Dispersed expression in the spiral ganglion in discretely positive cells of non-neuronal identity.

Specimen 6F: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Sox9; green - Sox2 (assay MGI:5439828).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS26: cochlear ganglion Present 6F Dispersed expression in the spiral ganglion int in discretely positive cells of non-neuronal identity.

Specimen 6G: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Sox9; blue - Tubb3 (assay MGI:5439830).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS26: cochlear ganglion Present Regionally restricted 6G Dispersed expression in the spiral ganglion int in discretely positive cells of non-neuronal identity.

Specimen 6H: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Sox9; blue - Tubb3 (assay MGI:5439830).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS26: cochlear ganglion Present Regionally restricted 6H Dispersed expression in the spiral ganglion int in discretely positive cells of non-neuronal identity.

Specimen 6I: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Sox9; green - Sox2 (assay MGI:5439828).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS26: semicircular canal Present Regionally restricted 6I In the anterior crista, expression in supporting cells, but not in hair cells.

Specimen 6J: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Sox9; green - Sox2 (assay MGI:5439828).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS26: semicircular canal Present Regionally restricted 6J In the lateral crista, expression in supporting cells, but not in hair cells.

Specimen 6K: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Sox9; green - Sox2 (assay MGI:5439828).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS26: utricle Present Regionally restricted 6K In the utricular macula, expression in supporting cells, but not in hair cells.

Specimen 6L: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Sox9; green - Sox2 (assay MGI:5439828).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS26: saccule Present Regionally restricted 6L In the saccular macula, expression in supporting cells, but not in hair cells.


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