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Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:74236 Fu H, et al., Dual origin of spinal oligodendrocyte progenitors and evidence for the cooperative role of Olig2 and Nkx2.2 in the control of oligodendrocyte differentiation. Development. 2002 Feb;129(3):681-93
Assay type: RNA in situ
MGI Accession ID: MGI:2176469
Gene symbol: Olig2
Gene name: oligodendrocyte transcription factor 2
Probe: Olig2 cDNA1
Probe preparation: Antisense labelled with digoxigenin RNA
Results
Specimen 4A: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: brown - Olig2; blue - Irx3 (assay MGI:2176522).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS17: future spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 4A Expression is detected in the motorneuron precursor domain.

Specimen 4B: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: blue - Olig2; brown - Nkx2-2 (assay MGI:2176510).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS17: future spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 4B Expression is detected in the motorneuron precursor domain.

Specimen 4D: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: brown - Olig2; blue - Pdgfra (assay MGI:2176523).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 4D Expression is detected in the ventral neuroepithelium.

Specimen 4E: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: brown - Olig2; blue - Pdgfra (assay MGI:2176523).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 4E Expression is detected in the ventral neuroepithelium.

Specimen 5A: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 5A Olig2 Expression is detected in the neuroepithelium.

Specimen 5B: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: brown - Olig2; blue - Nkx2-2 (assay MGI:2176510).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 5B Expression detected in the neuroepithelium.

Specimen 5C: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 5C Olig2 Expression is detected in the motorneuron precursor domain and the dorsal and ventral spinal cord.

Specimen 5D: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: brown - Olig2; blue - Nkx2-2 (assay MGI:2176510).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 5D Expression is detected in the motorneuron precursor domain and the dorsal and ventral spinal cord.

Specimen 5E: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS22: spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 5E Olig2 Expression is detected in the neuroepithelium of the whole spinal cord.

Specimen 5F: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: brown - Olig2; blue - Nkx2-2 (assay MGI:2176510).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS22: spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 5F Expression is detected in the neuroepithelium of the whole spinal cord.

Specimen 5G: postnatal day 1 (more )
Note: Lateral region shown. Double labeled: brown - Olig2; blue - Nkx2-2 (assay MGI:2176510).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS27: spinal cord Present Uniform 5G Nkx2-2 and Olig2 expression domains overlap at this stage.

Specimen 5H: postnatal day 1 (more )
Note: Ventral region shown. Double labeled: brown - Olig2; blue - Nkx2-2 (assay MGI:2176510).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS27: spinal cord Present Uniform 5H Nkx2-2 and Olig2 expression domains overlap at this stage.

Specimen 7B: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 7B Expression is detected in the ventral and dorsal spinal cord.

Specimen 7E: embryonic day 13.5; Pdgfatm1Cbet/Pdgfatm1Cbet (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: spinal cord ventricular layer Present Regionally restricted 7E Expression is reduced compared to wild type and consists of a few cells within or adjacent to the ventricular zone.

Specimen 7H: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 7H Expression is detected in the ventral and dorsal spinal cord.

Specimen 7L: embryonic day 16.5; Pdgfatm1Cbet/Pdgfatm1Cbet (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: spinal cord Weak Regionally restricted 7L Expression is detected in the ventral and dorsal spinal cord but is reduced compared to wild type.

Specimen 8B: postnatal day 0 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS27: spinal cord Present 8B

Specimen 8F: postnatal day 0; Pdgfatm1Cbet/Pdgfatm1Cbet (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS27: spinal cord Present 8F Expression is reduced and delayed as compared to wild type.

Specimen 8J: postnatal day 7 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: spinal cord Present 8J

Specimen 8N: postnatal day 7; Pdgfatm1Cbet/Pdgfatm1Cbet (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: spinal cord Weak 8N Expression is greatly reduced and delayed as compared to wild type.


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