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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:91257 Gray PA, et al., Mouse Brain Organization Revealed Through Direct Genome-Scale TF Expression Analysis. Science. 2004 Dec 24;306(5705):2255-2257
Assay type: RNA in situ
MGI Accession ID: MGI:3507609
Gene symbol: Vax1
Gene name: ventral anterior homeobox 1
Probe: MTF#257
Probe preparation: Antisense labelled with digoxigenin RNA
Visualized with: Alkaline phosphatase
Results
Specimen 1: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: head Present Regionally restricted MTF# E 257 Image Expression was neural specific.
TS21: central nervous system Present Single cells MTF# E 257 Image Expression was detected in some cells.
TS21: cerebral cortex Absent MTF# E 257 Image
TS21: corpus striatum Present Single cells MTF# E 257 Image Expression was detected in some cells.
TS21: thalamus Present Single cells MTF# E 257 Image Expression was detected in some cells.
TS21: hypothalamus Present Single cells MTF# E 257 Image Expression was detected in some cells.
TS21: midbrain Absent MTF# E 257 Image
TS21: hindbrain Absent MTF# E 257 Image
TS21: spinal cord Absent MTF# E 257 Image
TS21: cranial ganglion Absent MTF# E 257 Image
TS21: dorsal root ganglion Absent MTF# E 257 Image
TS21: brain ventricular layer Absent MTF# E 257 Image
TS21: retina Present Single cells MTF# E 257 Image Expression was detected in some cells.
TS21: ear Absent MTF# E 257 Image The tissue was inner ear and ear structures.
TS21: olfactory lobe Present Single cells MTF# E 257 Image The tissue was olfactory epithelium and/or bulb. Expression was detected in some cells.
Specimen 2: postnatal newborn (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS27: head Present Regionally restricted MTF# P 257 Image Expression was neural specific.
TS27: central nervous system Present Single cells MTF# P 257 Image Expression was detected in some cells.
TS27: cerebral cortex Present Single cells MTF# P 257 Image Expression was detected in some cells.
TS27: corpus striatum Absent MTF# P 257 Image
TS27: thalamus Present Single cells MTF# P 257 Image Expression was detected in some cells.
TS27: hypothalamus Present Regionally restricted MTF# P 257 Image , S2_Vax1 Expression was present in one hypothalamic nucleus.
TS27: midbrain Absent MTF# P 257 Image
TS27: cerebellum Absent MTF# P 257 Image
TS27: hindbrain Absent MTF# P 257 Image
TS27: spinal cord Absent MTF# P 257 Image
TS27: cranial ganglion Present Single cells MTF# P 257 Image Expression was detected in some cells.
TS27: dorsal root ganglion Present Single cells MTF# P 257 Image Expression was detected in some cells.
TS27: brain ventricular layer Absent MTF# P 257 Image
TS27: retina Absent MTF# P 257 Image
TS27: ear Absent MTF# P 257 Image The tissue was inner ear and ear structures.
TS27: main olfactory bulb Absent MTF# P 257 Image The tissue was olfactory epithelium and/or bulb.
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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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