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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:56368 Jean D, et al., Six6 (Optx2) is a novel murine Six3-related homeobox gene that demarcates the presumptive pituitary/hypothalamic axis and the ventral optic stalk. Mech Dev. 1999 Jun;84(1-2):31-40
Assay type: RNA in situ
MGI Accession ID: MGI:5428004
Gene symbol: Six3
Gene name: sine oculis-related homeobox 3
Probe: Six3 cDNA5
Probe preparation: Antisense labelled with S35 RNA
Results
Specimen 5D, E/F: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: hypothalamus Present 5D , 5E/F
TS21: lens Present 5D , 5E/F
TS21: neural retinal epithelium Present 5D , 5E/F
TS21: optic chiasma Present 5D , 5E/F
TS21: optic stalk Present 5D , 5E/F
TS21: pigmented retinal epithelium Weak 5E/F , 5D
Specimen not shown: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS15: lens placode Present
Specimen 7E/F: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: adenohypophysis Present 7E/F
TS23: hypothalamus Present 7E/F
TS23: neurohypophysis Present 7E/F
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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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