Acta2 Immunohistochemistry Gene Expression Assay

Gene Expression Data
Assay Details

Assay

Reference:	J:199297 Kitagawa M, et al., Hes1 and Hes5 regulate vascular remodeling and arterial specification of endothelial cells in brain vascular development. Mech Dev. 2013 Sep-Oct;130(9-10):458-66
Assay type:	Immunohistochemistry
MGI Accession ID:	MGI:6441788
Gene symbol:	Acta2
Gene name:	actin alpha 2, smooth muscle, aorta

Antibody:	anti-alpha SMA
Detection system:	Alexa Fluor 488

Results

5C ©

Specimen 5C: embryonic day 10.5; Hes1^tm1Kag/Hes1⁺, Hes5^tm1Fgu/Hes5^tm1Fgu (more

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Note: Double labeled: red - Acta2; green - Pecam1 (assay MGI:6441785),

Structure	Level	Pattern	Image	Note
TS17: internal carotid artery	Present		5C

5D ©

Specimen 5D: embryonic day 10.5; Hes1^tm1Fgu/Hes1^tm1Kag, Hes5^tm1Fgu/Hes5^tm1Fgu, Tg(Tek-cre)12Flv/0 (more

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Note: Conditional mutant. Double labeled: red - Acta2; green - Pecam1 (assay MGI:6441785),

Structure	Level	Pattern	Image	Note
TS17: internal carotid artery	Weak		5D	Expression significanly reduced compared with control.

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