Acta2 Immunohistochemistry Gene Expression Assay

Gene Expression Data
Assay Details

Assay

Reference:	J:181634 Wallgard E, et al., Paladin (X99384) is expressed in the vasculature and shifts from endothelial to vascular smooth muscle cells during mouse development. Dev Dyn. 2012 Apr;241(4):770-86
Assay type:	Immunohistochemistry
MGI Accession ID:	MGI:5904516
Gene symbol:	Acta2
Gene name:	actin alpha 2, smooth muscle, aorta

Antibody:	anti-alpha-SMA
Detection system:	Alexa Fluor 568

Results

5e ©

Specimen 5e: postnatal day 5 (more

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Structure	Level	Pattern	Image	Note
TS28: retina blood vessel	Present	Regionally restricted	5e	Arterial expression.

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Specimen 7f: postnatal adult; Pald1^tm1Vlcg/Pald1⁺ (more

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Note: Triple labeled: red - alpha-SMA (Acta2); blue - Pald1 reporter (assay MGI:5904501); green - isolectin B4.

Structure	Level	Pattern	Image	Note
TS28: brain blood vessel	Present	Regionally restricted	7f	Expression in vascular smooth muscle.

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Specimen 7g: postnatal adult; Pald1^tm1Vlcg/Pald1⁺ (more

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Note: Triple labeled: red - alpha-SMA (Acta2); blue - Pald1 reporter (assay MGI:5904501); green - CD31 (Pecam1 assay MGI:5904521).

Structure	Level	Pattern	Image	Note
TS28: brain blood vessel	Present	Regionally restricted	7g	Expression in vascular smooth muscle.

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