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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:20949 Smith TH, et al., Somite subdomains, muscle cell origins, and the four muscle regulatory factor proteins. J Cell Biol. 1994 Oct;127(1):95-105
Assay type: Immunohistochemistry
MGI Accession ID: MGI:6117033
Gene symbol: Myf5
Gene name: myogenic factor 5
Antibody: Myf-5 antibody
Detection system: Biotinylated secondary antibody/[Strept]avidin coupled to horseradish peroxidase
Results
Specimen 1A: embryonic day 9.0 (more )
Note: 13 somite stage embryo.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS14: somite 06 Present Single cells 1A
TS14: somite 07 Present Single cells 1A

Specimen 1B: embryonic day 9.0 (more )
Note: 13 somite stage embryo.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS14: somite 04 Present Regionally restricted 1B Expression is in the most dorsal portion near the neural tube.
TS14: somite 05 Present Regionally restricted 1B Expression is in the most dorsal portion near the neural tube.

Specimen 1C: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
Note: 24 somite stage embryo.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS15: somite 16 Present Regionally restricted 1C Expression is in the most dorsal portion near the neural tube.
TS15: somite 17 Present Regionally restricted 1C Expression is in the most dorsal portion near the neural tube.

Specimen 2A: embryonic day 9.0 (more )
Note: 13 somite stage embryo.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS14: somite 04 Present Regionally restricted 2A Expression is in the anterior portion of the somites.
TS14: somite 05 Present Regionally restricted 2A Expression is in the anterior portion of the somites.
TS14: somite 06 Present Regionally restricted 2A Expression is in the anterior portion of the somites.

Specimen 3A: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
Note: 24-26 somite stage embryo.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS15: somite 10 dermomyotome Present Regionally restricted 3A Expression is in the dorsal myotome.
TS15: somite 11 dermomyotome Present Regionally restricted 3A Expression is in the dorsal myotome.
TS15: somite 10 sclerotome Present Single cells 3A Expression is in a few cells in the ventral-medial region of the somite.
TS15: somite 11 sclerotome Present Single cells 3A Expression is in a few cells in the ventral-medial region of the somite.

Specimen 5A: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS15: somite 09 dermomyotome Present Regionally restricted 5A Expression is in the dorsal myotome.
TS15: somite 10 dermomyotome Present Regionally restricted 5A Expression is in the dorsal myotome.

Specimen 5C: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS15: somite 09 Present Regionally restricted 5C Expression is dorsal.
TS15: somite 10 Present Regionally restricted 5C Expression is dorsal.

Specimen 5D: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS15: somite 11 Present Regionally restricted 5D Expression is dorsal.
TS15: somite 12 Present Regionally restricted 5D Expression is dorsal.

Specimen 5F: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS15: somite 11 dermomyotome Present Regionally restricted 5F Expression is in the dorsal-medial lip of the dermatome near the neural tube.
TS15: somite 12 dermomyotome Present Regionally restricted 5F Expression is in the dorsal-medial lip of the dermatome near the neural tube.

Specimen 6A: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS17: somite 11 Weak Single cells 6A Expresion is dorsal.
TS17: somite 12 Weak Single cells 6A Expresion is dorsal.
TS17: somite Weak Single cells 6A Expresion is dorsal. Expression is in all but the most caudal 4-5 somites.
TS17: sclerotome Absent 6A

Specimen 7: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS15: trunk dermatome Present Regionally restricted 7_Myf-5 Expression is in the dorsal, posterior, and anterior lips of the dermatome.

Specimen not shown E8.5: embryonic day 8.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS13: somite Absent

Specimen not shown E9: embryonic day 9.0 (more )
Note: 13-19 somite stage embryo.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS14: somite Present Regionally restricted Expression is in the most rostral somites. The caudal limit in a 16 somite embryo is in the 9-10 most rostral somites.


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