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Gene Expression Data
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:2176510
Gene symbol: Nkx2-2
Gene name: NK2 homeobox 2
Probe: Nkx2.2 cDNA2
Probe preparation: Antisense labelled with digoxigenin RNA
Results
Specimen 4B: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: brown - Nkx2-2; blue - Olig2 (assay MGI:2176469).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS17: future spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 4B Expression flanks Olig2 expression in the motorneuron precusor domain ventrally.

Specimen 4F: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: brown - Nkx2-2; blue - Pdgfra (assay MGI:2176523).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 4F Expression is detected in the ventral neuroepithelium of the spinal cord.

Specimen 5A: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 5A Nkx2.2 Expression detected in the neuroepithelium and a few cells in the gray matter of the spinal cord.

Specimen 5B: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: blue - Nkx2-2; brown - Olig2 (assay MGI:2176469).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 5B Expression detected in the neuroepithelium and a few cells in the gray matter of the spinal cord.

Specimen 5C: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 5C Nkx2.2 Expression is detected in the ventricular zone and ventral gray matter of the spinal cord. Expression has also expanded dorsaly into the Olig2 positive domain.
TS21: spinal cord ventricular layer Present Regionally restricted 5C Nkx2.2 Expression is detected in the ventricular zone and ventral gray matter of the spinal cord. Expression has also expanded dorsaly into the Olig2 positive domain.

Specimen 5D: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: blue - Nkx2-2; brown - Olig2 (assay MGI:2176469).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 5D Expression is detected in the ventricular zone and ventral gray matter of the spinal cord. Expression has also expanded dorsaly into the Olig2 positive domain.
TS21: spinal cord ventricular layer Present Regionally restricted 5D Expression is detected in the ventricular zone and ventral gray matter of the spinal cord. Expression has also expanded dorsaly into the Olig2 positive domain.

Specimen 5E: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS22: spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 5E Nkx2.2 Expression is detected in the neuroepithelium and the motorneuron precursor domain of the spinal cord.

Specimen 5F: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: blue - Nkx2-2; brown - Olig2 (assay MGI:2176469).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS22: spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 5F Expression is detected in the neuroepithelium and the motorneuron precursor domain of the spinal cord.

Specimen 5G: postnatal day 1 (more )
Note: Lateral region shown. Double labeled: blue - Nkx2-2; brown - Olig2 (assay MGI:2176469).
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: blue - Nkx2-2; brown - Olig2 (assay MGI:2176469).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS27: spinal cord Present Uniform 5H Nkx2-2 and Olig2 expression domains overlap at this stage.

Specimen 7C: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 7C Expression is detected in the ventral gray matter of the spinal cord.

Specimen 7F: embryonic day 13.5; Pdgfatm1Cbet/Pdgfatm1Cbet (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 7F Expression is detected in the ventral gray matter of the spinal cord and is identical to the wild type.

Specimen 7I: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 7I Expression is detected in the ventral gray matter of the spinal cord.

Specimen 7M: embryonic day 16.5; Pdgfatm1Cbet/Pdgfatm1Cbet (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 7M Expression is detected in the ventral gray matter of the spinal cord and is identical to the wild type.

Specimen 8C: postnatal day 0 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS27: spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 8C Expression is detected in the white matter and the ventral gray matter of the spinal cord.

Specimen 8G: postnatal day 0; Pdgfatm1Cbet/Pdgfatm1Cbet (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS27: spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 8G Expression is detected in the white matter and the ventral gray matter of the spinal cord. Expression is gretaly reduced in the gray matter as compared to wild type.

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

Specimen 8O: postnatal day 7; Pdgfatm1Cbet/Pdgfatm1Cbet (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: spinal cord Weak Regionally restricted 8O Expression is greatly reduced, especially in the white matter, in the entire spinal cord as compared to the wild type.


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