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Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:189955 Star EN, et al., Regulation of retinal interneuron subtype identity by the Iroquois homeobox gene Irx6. Development. 2012 Dec;139(24):4644-55
Assay type: In situ reporter (knock in)
MGI Accession ID: MGI:6450171
Gene symbol: Irx6
Gene name: Iroquois homeobox 6
Reporter: lacZ
Antibody: anti-B-galactosidase (ab9361)
Detection system: Secondary antibody coupled to Alexa Fluor
Assay notes: The authors reported using multiple B-gal antibodies but did not specify which was used to generate these data; it is possible MGI:6402319 was used.
Results
Specimen 2I: postnatal month 2-3; Irx6tm1Chow/Irx6+ (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Irx6; red - Vsx2 (assay MGI:6450172).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: retina inner nuclear layer Present Regionally restricted 2K , 2I Irx6:beta-gal positive cells were co-labeled with Vsx2 immunopositive cells in a subset of bipolar cells.

Specimen 2L: postnatal month 2-3; Irx6tm1Chow/Irx6+ (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Irx6; red - Irx5 (assay MGI:6450173).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: retina inner nuclear layer Present Regionally restricted 2L , 2N Irx6:beta-gal positive cells co-labeled with Irx5 immunopositive cells in a subset of bipolar cells. Not all Irx5-positive cells co-labeled with Irx6:beta-gal, and not all Irx6:beta-gal positive cells co-labeled with Irx5.

Specimen 3B: postnatal month 2-3; Irx6tm1Chow/Irx6+ (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Irx6; red - Tacr3 (assay MGI:6450178).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: retina inner nuclear layer Present Regionally restricted 3B , 3C Irx6:beta-gal positive cells co-labeled with Tacr3 immunopositive cells in a subset of bipolar cells. The subset co-labeled was type 2 bipolar cells.

Specimen 3E: postnatal month 2-3; Irx6tm1Chow/Irx6+ (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Irx6; red - Rcvrn (assay MGI:6450179).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: retina inner nuclear layer Present Regionally restricted 3F , 3E Irx6:beta-gal positive cells co-labeled with Rcvrn immunopositive cells in a subset of bipolar cells. The subset co-labeled was type 2 bipolar cells.

Specimen 3H: postnatal month 2-3; Irx6tm1Chow/Irx6+ (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Irx6; red - Cabp5 (assay MGI:6450184).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: retina inner nuclear layer Present Regionally restricted 3H , 3I Irx6:beta-gal positive cells co-labeled with Cabp5 immunopositive cells in a subset of bipolar cells. The subset co-labeled was type 3a bipolar cells.

Specimen 3K: postnatal month 2-3; Irx6tm1Chow/Irx6+ (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Irx6; red - Hcn4 (assay MGI:6450186).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: retina inner nuclear layer Present Regionally restricted 3K , 3L Irx6:beta-gal positive cells co-labeled with Hcn4 immunopositive cells in a subset of bipolar cells. The subset co-labeled was type 3a bipolar cells.

Specimen 3N: postnatal month 2-3; Irx6tm1Chow/Irx6+ (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Irx6; red - Prkar2b (assay MGI:6450187).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: retina inner nuclear layer Present Regionally restricted 3N , 3O Irx6:beta-gal positive bipolar cells did not co-label with Prkar2b immunopositive type 3b bipolar cells.

Specimen 3Q: postnatal month 2-3; Irx6tm1Chow/Irx6+ (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Irx6; red - Prkca (assay MGI:6450188).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: retina inner nuclear layer Present Regionally restricted 3Q , 3R Irx6:beta-gal positive bipolar cells did not co-label with Prkca immunopositive rod bipolar cells.

Specimen 4A: postnatal month 2-3; Irx6tm1Chow/Irx6tm1Chow (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Irx6; red - Vsx2 (assay MGI:6450172).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: retina inner nuclear layer Present Regionally restricted 4C , 4A Expression was detected in a subset of Vsx2-positive bipolar cells.
TS28: retina ganglion cell layer Present 4C , 4A
TS28: retina layer Present Regionally restricted 4A , 4C In addition to the presence of staining in the OFF sublamina of the inner plexiform layer, expression was also detected in the ON sublamina.

Specimen 4D: postnatal month 2-3; Irx6tm1Chow/Irx6tm1Chow (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Irx6; red - Irx5 (assay MGI:6450173).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: retina inner nuclear layer Present Regionally restricted 4F , 4D Similar to the Irx6<+/lacZ> retina, labeling exhibited overlapping and non-overlapping expression with Irx5 in the mutant.

Specimen 6A/D: postnatal month 2-3; Irx6tm1Chow/Irx6+ (more )
Note: Triple labeled: green - Irx6; blue - Cabp5 (assay MGI:6450184); red - Hcn4 (assay MGI:6450186).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: retina inner nuclear layer Present Regionally restricted 6D , 6A Type 3a bipolar cells were shown to be triple labeled by Cabp5, Hcn4, and Irx6:b-gal.

Specimen 6G/J: postnatal month 2-3; Irx6tm1Chow/Irx6tm1Chow (more )
Note: Triple labeled: green - Irx6; blue - Cabp5 (assay MGI:6450184); red - Hcn4 (assay MGI:6450186).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: retina inner nuclear layer Present Regionally restricted 6J , 6G In the mutant, Irx6:b-gal and Hcn4 expression continued, but Cabp5 expression was reduced in type 3a cells.

Specimen 6F: postnatal month 2-3; Irx6tm1Chow/Irx6+ (more )
Note: Triple labeled: green - Irx6; blue - Cabp5 (assay MGI:6450184); red - Prkar2b (assay MGI:6450187).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: retina inner nuclear layer Present Regionally restricted 6F Type 3a bipolar cells were shown to be double labeled by Cabp5 and Irx6:b-gal.

Specimen 6L: postnatal month 2-3; Irx6tm1Chow/Irx6tm1Chow (more )
Note: Triple labeled: green - Irx6; blue - Cabp5 (assay MGI:6450184); red - Prkar2b (assay MGI:6450187).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: retina inner nuclear layer Present Regionally restricted 6L In the mutant, Irx6:b-gal expression continued, but Cabp5 expression was reduced in type 3a cells.

Specimen S2A': postnatal adult; Irx6tm1Chow/Irx6+ (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Irx6; green - Pou4f2 (assay MGI:6450176).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: retina ganglion cell layer Present S2A'' , S2A' The Irx6:beta-gal reporter co-immunolabeled with the ganglion cell marker Pou4f2 in a subset of cells in the adult retina.

Specimen S2B': postnatal adult; Irx6tm1Chow/Irx6+ (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Irx6; green - Kcnip3 (assay MGI:6450189).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: retina inner nuclear layer Present Regionally restricted S2B' , S2B'' Irx6:beta-gal positive bipolar cells did not co-label with Kcnip3 immunopositive type 4 bipolar cells.

Specimen S3A: postnatal month 2-3; Irx6tm1Chow/Irx6+ (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Irx6; red - Syt2 (assay MGI:6450541).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: retina inner plexiform layer Present Regionally restricted S3C , S3A Irx6:beta-gal co-labeled with Syt2 immunolabeled axons in the upper and lower zones of the inner plexiform layer corresponding to the OFF and ON projecting region.

Specimen not shown: postnatal month 2-3; Irx6tm1Chow/Irx6+, Vsx1tm1Mci/Vsx1+ (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: retina inner nuclear layer Present

Specimen not shown: postnatal month 2-3; Irx6tm1Chow/Irx6+, Vsx1tm1Mci/Vsx1tm1Mci (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: retina inner nuclear layer Present There was a significant increase in the number of Irx6:b-gal cells in the absence of Vsx1.

Specimen S4 Irx6LacZ/LacZ;Vsx1+/AltB5: postnatal month 2-3; Irx6tm1Chow/Irx6tm1Chow, Vsx1tm1Mci/Vsx1+ (more )
Note: Triple labeled: blue - Irx6; red - Hcn4 (assay MGI:6450186); green - Bhlhe22 (assay MGI:645759).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: retina inner nuclear layer Present Regionally restricted S4_merge Irx6LacZ/LacZ;Vsx1+/AltB5 , S4_Beta-gal Irx6LacZ/LacZ;Vsx1+/AltB5 Expression was detected in cells that display chracteristics of both type 2 and 3a bipolar cells. Not all Irx6-bgal-positive cells co-immunolabeled Hcn4. Bhlhe22 immunolabeling is present in some of the Irx6:bgal-positive cells that do not co-immunolabel Hcn4.

Specimen S4 Irx6LacZ/LacZ;Vsx1AltB5/AltB5: postnatal month 2-3; Irx6tm1Chow/Irx6tm1Chow, Vsx1tm1Mci/Vsx1tm1Mci (more )
Note: Triple labeled: blue - Irx6; red - Hcn4 (assay MGI:6450186); green - Bhlhe22 (assay MGI:645759).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: retina inner nuclear layer Present Regionally restricted S4_merge Irx6LacZ/LacZ;Vsx1AltB5/AltB5 , S4_Beta-gal Irx6LacZ/LacZ;Vsx1AltB5/AltB5 Expression was detected in cells that display chracteristics of both type 2 and 3a bipolar cells. Not all Irx6-bgal-positive cells co-immunolabeled Hcn4. Bhlhe22 immunolabeling is present in some of the Irx6:bgal-positive cells that do not co-immunolabel Hcn4.


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