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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:86959 Baxter LL, et al., Pmel17 expression is Mitf-dependent and reveals cranial melanoblast migration during murine development. Gene Expr Patterns. 2003 Dec;3(6):703-7
Assay type: RNA in situ
MGI Accession ID: MGI:3028557
Gene symbol: Dct
Gene name: dopachrome tautomerase
Probe: Dct probe4
Probe preparation: Antisense
Results
Specimen 1F: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS19: surface ectoderm Present Regionally restricted 1F Expression is shown in melanoblasts along the dorsal surface of the tail caudal to the hindlimbs.
Specimen 2D: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
Note: 35-37 somites.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS17: surface ectoderm Absent 2D Expression is absent in the surface ectoderm covering the midbrain-hindbrain region.
Specimen 2E: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
Note: 35-37 somites.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS17: surface ectoderm Absent 2E Expression is absent in the surface ectoderm covering the midbrain-hindbrain region.
Specimen 2F: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
Note: 35-37 somites.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS17: surface ectoderm Absent 2F Expression is absent in the surface ectoderm covering the midbrain-hindbrain region.
Specimen 3: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: blue - Dct; orange/red - Pmel (assay MGI:3028556).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS19: surface ectoderm Present Single cells 3 Shown is expression in cells in a cervical region, some cells also express Pmel17. Higher magnification was shown in the inset.
Specimen 4B: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS19: pigmented retinal epithelium Present 4B
Specimen 4D: embryonic day 11.5; MitfMi/MitfMi (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS19: pigmented retinal epithelium Present 4D Expression in this mutant is the same as in wild-type embryos.
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Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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