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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:74631 Tian E, et al., Otx2 is required to respond to signals from anterior neural ridge for forebrain specification. Dev Biol. 2002 Feb 15;242(2):204-23
Assay type: RNA in situ
MGI Accession ID: MGI:2179006
Gene symbol: Fgf8
Gene name: fibroblast growth factor 8
Probe: Fgf8 cDNA13
Probe preparation: Antisense labelled with digoxigenin RNA
Results
Specimen 4I: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS15: telencephalon Present Regionally restricted 4I Expression in commissural plate.
TS15: diencephalon Present Regionally restricted 4I Expression in dorsal diencephalon.
TS15: future forebrain Present Regionally restricted 4I Expression in isthmic constriction.

Specimen 4J: embryonic day 9.5; Otx2tm1Sia/Otx2tm4Sia (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS15: telencephalon Present 4J Expression throughout entire rostral region.

Specimen not shown: embryonic day 8.0 (more )
Note: 4 somite stage.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS12: surface ectoderm Present Authors report expression commences in nonneural ectoderm around the 4-somite stage.

Specimen not shown: embryonic day 8.0 (more )
Note: 6 somite stage.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS12: neural ectoderm Present Expression in neurectoderm following the 6-somite stage.

Specimen 8I: embryonic day 8.5 (more )
Note: 8 somite stage.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS13: neural ectoderm Strong Regionally restricted 8I Expression throughout entire rostral region, including nonneural ectoderm.
TS13: surface ectoderm Strong Regionally restricted 8I Expression throughout entire rostral region, including nonneural ectoderm.

Specimen 8J: embryonic day 8.5; Otx2tm1Sia/Otx2tm4Sia (more )
Note: 8 somite stage.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS13: neural ectoderm Absent 8J No expression in neural plate.
TS13: surface ectoderm Present 8J

Specimen 8K: embryonic day 8.5 (more )
Note: 8 somite stage.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS13: neural ectoderm Present Regionally restricted 8K Expression throughout entire rostral region, including nonneural ectoderm.
TS13: surface ectoderm Present Regionally restricted 8K Expression throughout entire rostral region, including nonneural ectoderm.

Specimen 8L: embryonic day 8.5; Otx2tm1Sia/Otx2tm4Sia (more )
Note: 8 somite stage.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS13: neural ectoderm Absent 8L No expression in neural plate.
TS13: surface ectoderm Present 8L

Specimen 8M: embryonic day 8.5 (more )
Note: 12 somite stage.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS13: future prosencephalon Present Regionally restricted 8M Expression in prospective telencephalic commissural plate.
TS13: surface ectoderm Present 8M

Specimen 8N: embryonic day 8.5; Otx2tm1Sia/Otx2tm4Sia (more )
Note: 12 somite stage.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS13: neural ectoderm Absent 8N No expression in prospective commissural plate.
TS13: surface ectoderm Present Regionally restricted 8N


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