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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:64866 Kimura C, et al., Visceral endoderm mediates forebrain development by suppressing posteriorizing signals. Dev Biol. 2000 Sep 15;225(2):304-21
Assay type: RNA in situ
MGI Accession ID: MGI:5489801
Gene symbol: Otx2
Gene name: orthodenticle homeobox 2
Results
Specimen 2G: embryonic day 5.75 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS7: primitive endoderm Weak Regionally restricted 2G Expression was detected in the laterodistal visceral endoderm.
TS7: epiblast Weak Regionally restricted 2G Expression was detected in the entire embryonic ectoderm.

Specimen 2J: embryonic day 6.0 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS8: epiblast Strong Regionally restricted 2J Expression was intense in the embryonic ectoderm.

Specimen 4C: embryonic day 6.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS9: anterior visceral endoderm Present 4C
TS9: primitive streak Present Regionally restricted 4C Expression was detected in the distal primitive streak, but not in the proximal cells.

Specimen 4F: embryonic day 6.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS9: anterior visceral endoderm Present 4F
TS9: primitive streak Present Regionally restricted 4F Expression was detected in the distal primitive streak.

Specimen 4K: embryonic day 7.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS11: definitive endoderm Present Regionally restricted 4K Expression was detected in the anterior definitive endoderm.
TS11: notochordal process Present 4K
TS11: neural ectoderm Present Regionally restricted 4K Expression was detected in the anterior neuroectoderm.
TS11: mesenchyme derived from head mesoderm Absent 4K

Specimen 4N: embryonic day 7.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS11: notochordal process Present 4N
TS11: neural ectoderm Present Regionally restricted 4N Expression was detected in the anterior neuroectoderm.


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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
03/24/2026
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