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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:63187 Mollard R, et al., Tissue-specific expression of retinoic acid receptor isoform transcripts in the mouse embryo. Mech Dev. 2000 Jun;94(1-2):223-32
Assay type: RNA in situ
MGI Accession ID: MGI:5320669
Gene symbol: Rara
Gene name: retinoic acid receptor, alpha
Probe: Rar-alpha-2 cDNA2
Probe preparation: Antisense labelled with S35 RNA
Results
Specimen Not shown E8.5: embryonic day 8.6 (more )
Note: 6-8 somites.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS13: embryo Present Diffuse
TS13: future brain Present Regionally restricted Slightly stronger signals in the region of the closing neural tube.
TS13: neural tube Present Regionally restricted Slightly stronger signals in the region of the closing neural tube.

Specimen Not shown E9.5: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
Note: 20 somites.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS15: embryo Present Ubiquitous
TS15: future spinal cord Present Sisghtly stronger signal in the spinal cord.

Specimen 2C: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS17: future spinal cord Strong 2C
TS17: rhombomere 7 Strong 2C
TS17: rhombomere 8 Strong 2C
TS17: rhombomere 4 Strong 2C
TS17: stomach Present 2C

Specimen 5C: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: choroid plexus Present 5C
TS21: corpus striatum Present 5C
TS21: gut epithelium Present 5C
TS21: pons Present 5C
TS21: stomach epithelium Present 5C
TS21: telencephalon Present Regionally restricted 5C Expression is in the pallidum.
TS21: gut mesenchyme Present Regionally restricted 5C Expression is in the outermost mesenchymal layers.
TS21: stomach mesenchyme Present Regionally restricted 5C Expression is in the outermost mesenchymal layers.

Specimen 6E/F: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: corpus striatum Present 6E/F
TS21: telencephalon Present Regionally restricted 6E/F Expression is in the pallidum.

Specimen 6I/J: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: corpus striatum Present 6I/J
TS21: telencephalon Present Regionally restricted 6I/J Expression is in the pallidum.

Specimen 8C: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: hindlimb digit Present Regionally restricted 8C Expression is towards the growing tips.

Specimen Not shown E13.5: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: spinal cord mantle layer Present

Specimen Not shown E11.5: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS19: hindbrain Present Regionally restricted Expression is in the posterior hindbrain.
TS19: future spinal cord Present
TS19: stomach Present


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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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last database update
03/18/2025
MGI 6.24
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