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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:29763 Compagnone NA, et al., Steroidogenic enzyme P450c17 is expressed in the embryonic central nervous system. Endocrinology. 1995 Nov;136(11):5212-23
Assay type: Immunohistochemistry
MGI Accession ID: MGI:6159569
Gene symbol: Cyp17a1
Gene name: cytochrome P450, family 17, subfamily a, polypeptide 1
Antibody: anti-P450c17
Detection system: Secondary antibody coupled to horseradish peroxidase
Results
Specimen Table 1 Mouse E10.5: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
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TS16: dorsal root ganglion Present Expression was in both cell bodies and fibers.
TS16: neural crest Present Expression was in both cell bodies and fibers.
TS16: peripheral nervous system Present Expression was in both cell bodies and fibers of the sympathetic ganglia.

Specimen Table 1 Mouse E12.5: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: dorsal root ganglion Present Expression was in both cell bodies and fibers.
TS20: spinal cord Present Expression was in both cell bodies and fibers.
TS20: sympathetic ganglion Present Expression was in both cell bodies and fibers.
TS20: trigeminal ganglion Present Expression was in both cell bodies and fibers.

Specimen Table 1 Mouse E16: embryonic day 16.0 (more )
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TS24: cerebellum Present Expression was detected in fibers.
TS24: cerebral internal capsule Present Expression was detected in fibers.
TS24: diaphragm Present Expression was detected in fibers.
TS24: heart Present Expression was detected in fibers.
TS24: intestine Present Expression was detected in fibers.
TS24: pons Present Expression was detected in fibers.
TS24: tongue Present Expression was detected in fibers.
TS24: vibrissa follicle Present Expression was detected in fibers.
TS24: brainstem nucleus Present Expression was detected in cell bodies in the pontine nucleus.
TS24: dorsal root ganglion Present Expression was in both cell bodies and fibers.
TS24: medulla oblongata Present Expression was in both cell bodies and fibers.
TS24: sympathetic ganglion Present Expression was in both cell bodies and fibers.
TS24: trigeminal ganglion Present Expression was in both cell bodies and fibers.
TS24: spinal cord Present Expression was detected in fibers in the dorsal spinal cord. Expression was detected in cell bodies in the ventral spinal cord.

Specimen Table 1 Mouse E18.5: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
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TS26: cerebellum Present Expression was detected in fibers.
TS26: cerebral internal capsule Present Expression was detected in fibers.
TS26: diaphragm Present Expression was detected in fibers.
TS26: heart Present Expression was detected in fibers.
TS26: hippocampus Present Expression was detected in fibers.
TS26: hypoglossal nerve Present Expression was detected in fibers.
TS26: intestine Present Expression was detected in fibers.
TS26: neocortex Present Expression was detected in fibers.
TS26: pons Present Expression was detected in fibers.
TS26: tectum Present Expression was detected in fibers.
TS26: tongue Present Expression was detected in fibers.
TS26: vibrissa follicle Present Expression was detected in fibers.
TS26: celiac ganglion Present Expression was in both cell bodies and fibers.
TS26: cochlear ganglion Present Expression was in both cell bodies and fibers.
TS26: dorsal root ganglion Present Expression was in both cell bodies and fibers.
TS26: medulla oblongata Present Expression was in both cell bodies and fibers.
TS26: midbrain Present Expression was in both cell bodies and fibers.
TS26: sympathetic ganglion Present Expression was in both cell bodies and fibers.
TS26: trigeminal ganglion Present Expression was in both cell bodies and fibers.
TS26: spinal cord Present Expression was detected in fibers in the dorsal spinal cord. Expression was detected in cell bodies in the ventral spinal cord.
TS26: hippocampal formation Present Regionally restricted Expression was detected in fibers in the subicular area.
TS26: brainstem nucleus Present Regionally restricted Expression was detected in cell bodies in the pontine nucleus and trigeminal motor nucleus.
TS26: ganglion Present Regionally restricted Expression was in both cell bodies and fibers of the hypopharyngial ganglia.
TS26: glossopharyngeal nerve Present Regionally restricted Expression was in cell bodies in the nodose-petrosal nerve.
TS26: vagus nerve Present Regionally restricted Expression was in cell bodies in the nodose-petrosal nerve.
TS26: testis Present Expression was detected in cell bodies.

Specimen Table 1 Mouse P0: postnatal day 0 (more )
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TS27: bed nucleus of stria terminalis Present Expression was detected in fibers.
TS27: cerebellum Present Expression was detected in fibers.
TS27: cerebral internal capsule Present Expression was detected in fibers.
TS27: hippocampal commissure Present Expression was detected in fibers.
TS27: midbrain Present Expression was detected in fibers.
TS27: olfactory tract Present Expression was detected in fibers.
TS27: thalamus Present Expression was detected in fibers.
TS27: testis Present Expression was detected in cell bodies.
TS27: trigeminal V motor nucleus Present Expression was detected in cell bodies.
TS27: dorsal root ganglion Present Expression was in both cell bodies and fibers.

Specimen Table 1 Mouse P7: postnatal day 7 (more )
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TS28: bed nucleus of stria terminalis Present Expression was detected in fibers.
TS28: cerebellum Present Expression was detected in fibers.
TS28: cerebral internal capsule Present Expression was detected in fibers.
TS28: hippocampal commissure Present Expression was detected in fibers.
TS28: midbrain Present Expression was detected in fibers.
TS28: olfactory tract Present Expression was detected in fibers.
TS28: thalamus Present Expression was detected in fibers.
TS28: testis Present Expression was detected in cell bodies.
TS28: trigeminal V motor nucleus Present Expression was detected in cell bodies.
TS28: dorsal root ganglion Present Expression was in both cell bodies and fibers.

Specimen 3A: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
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TS26: tongue Present 3A

Specimen 3B: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
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TS26: retina nerve fiber layer Present 3B
TS26: retina inner nuclear layer Present 3B Staining of small multipolar neurons in the amacrine cell layer was noted.

Specimen 3C: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
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TS26: retina inner nuclear layer Present 3C
TS26: retina nerve fiber layer Present 3C

Specimen 3D: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
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TS26: trigeminal ganglion Present 3D

Specimen 3E: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
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TS26: pons Present 3E Staining was noted in large, multipolar branched neurons. Cytoplasmic staining was juxtamembranous.

Specimen 3F: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
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TS26: spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 3F Expression in the ventral part of the spinal cord.

Specimen 3G: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
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TS26: spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 3G Expression in the dorsal part of the spinal cord.

Specimen 3H: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
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TS26: dorsal root ganglion Present 3H

Specimen 3I: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
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TS26: dorsal root ganglion Present 3I

Specimen 3J: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
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TS26: dorsal root ganglion Present 3J

Specimen 3K: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
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TS26: dorsal root ganglion Present 3K

Specimen 4A,B,G: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
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TS26: cochlear ganglion Present 4A Expression was in cell bodies. Axons deriving from these structures and entering the brain were immunopositive.
TS26: facial ganglion Present 4A Expression was in cell bodies. Axons deriving from these structures and entering the brain were immunopositive.
TS26: glossopharyngeal ganglion Present 4A Expression was in cell bodies. Axons deriving from these structures and entering the brain were immunopositive.
TS26: trigeminal ganglion Present 4A Expression was in cell bodies. Axons deriving from these structures and entering the brain were immunopositive.
TS26: glossopharyngeal nerve Present 4A Expression was detected in fibers.
TS26: vagus nerve Present 4A Expression was detected in fibers.
TS26: vestibular component epithelium Present Regionally restricted 4A Expression was detected in the macular and ampullar organs of the vestibular sensory epithelium.
TS26: cerebral cortex intermediate zone Present 4B , 4A
TS26: cortical plate Present Regionally restricted 4G , 4B , 4A Expression was in the deep layers of the cortical plate.
TS26: hippocampal formation Present Regionally restricted 4B , 4A Immunopositive fibers were noted in the region of the subiculum/entorhinal cortex that extended in a superficial and periventricular path into the hippocampus.

Specimen 4C: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
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TS26: sensory ganglion Present 4C Immunopositive cells were mainly large, clear, and unipolar neurons.

Specimen 4D: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
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TS26: cranial nerve Present 4D Axons deriving from cranial sensory ganglia were immunopositive.
TS26: vestibular component epithelium Present Regionally restricted 4D Expression was detected in the macular and ampullar organs of the vestibular sensory epithelium.

Specimen 4E: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
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TS26: cortical subplate Present 4E Expression was found in fibers surrounding cell bodies.

Specimen 4F: embryonic day 16.0 (more )
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TS24: cerebral internal capsule Present 4F Expression was detected in fibers.

Specimen 4H: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
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TS26: cerebral internal capsule Present Regionally restricted 4H Expression in internal capsule fibers as they penetrate the striatum and enter the cortex.

Specimen 5A: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
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TS26: vibrissa follicle Present 5A

Specimen 5C,D: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
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TS26: midbrain Present Regionally restricted 5C , 5D Expression was detected in a mesencephalic nucleus.
TS26: deep cerebellar nucleus Strong 5D , 5C Strong immunostaining was noted in both fibers and cell bodies.

Specimen 5E: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
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TS26: medulla oblongata Present 5E
TS26: deep cerebellar nucleus Strong 5E Strong immunostaining was noted in both fibers and cell bodies.

Specimen 5F: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
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TS26: spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 5F Immunopositive cell bodies are numerous, large, multipolar, and located in the ventral part of the spinal cord, suggesting they are motorneurons.

Specimen 5G: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
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TS26: brainstem nucleus Present Regionally restricted 5G Expression was detected in the pontine nucleus.

Specimen 6 c17: postnatal adult (more )
Note: Data quantified in Fig 6.
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TS28: dorsal root ganglion Present Regionally restricted Immunopositive bipolar cell bodies and axons were observed. Immunopositive cells represent 35% of all cells.

Specimen 6 CGRP: postnatal adult (more )
Note: Also stained for Calca (assay MGI:6159656); data quantified in Fig 6.
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TS28: dorsal root ganglion Present Regionally restricted Cyp17a1 immunostaining didn't overlap with Calca (CGRP)-immunopositive cells.

Specimen 6 TH: postnatal adult (more )
Note: Also stained for Th (assay MGI:6159657); data quantified in Fig 6.
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TS28: dorsal root ganglion Present Regionally restricted All Cyp17a1-immunopositive cells were also immunopositive for Th.

Specimen 6 NP75: postnatal adult (more )
Note: Also stained for Ngfr (assay MGI:6159658); data quantified in Fig 6.
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TS28: dorsal root ganglion Present Regionally restricted Less than 10% of the Cyp17a1-immunopositive cells were also Ngfr-immunopositive.

Specimen 6 TrkA: postnatal adult (more )
Note: Also stained for Ntrk1 (assay MGI:6159659); data quantified in Fig 6.
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TS28: dorsal root ganglion Present Regionally restricted About 1/5th of the Cyp17a1-immunopositive cells were also Ntrk1-immunopositive.

Specimen not shown: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
Note: Also stained for GFAP (assay MGI:6159645).
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TS26: central nervous system Present There was not overlap of immunostaining with Gfap.

Specimen not shown: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
Note: Also stained for Eno2 (assay MGI:6159647).
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TS26: trigeminal ganglion Present Most of the Eno2 immunopositive cells in the trigeminal ganglion were also immunopositive for Cyp17a1.

Specimen 8A: embryonic day 18.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: brown - Cyp17a1; yellow - Dbh (assay MGI:6159661).
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TS26: brainstem nucleus Present Regionally restricted 8A Although, expression was detected in the position of the locus coeruleus, the staining defined a subset of cells distinct from Dbh-immunostained cells known to characterize the nucleus.


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