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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:152494 Behesti H, et al., Loss of Tbx2 delays optic vesicle invagination leading to small optic cups. Dev Biol. 2009 Sep 15;333(2):360-72
Assay type: Immunohistochemistry
MGI Accession ID: MGI:6404555
Gene symbol: Gja1
Gene name: gap junction protein, alpha 1
Antibody: anti-connexin 43
Detection system: fluorescein
Results
Specimen 5G: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Gja1; red - propidium iodide.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS17: optic cup outer layer Present Regionally restricted 5G Expression in dorsal retinal pigmented epithelium.

Specimen 5H: embryonic day 10.5; Tbx2tm1Pa/Tbx2tm1Pa (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Gja1; red - propidium iodide.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS17: optic cup outer layer Strong Regionally restricted 5H Higher intensity of expression in dorsal retinal pigmented epithelium in mutant.

Specimen 5I: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Gja1; red - propidium iodide.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS17: optic cup outer layer Weak Regionally restricted 5I Low levels of expression in nasal retinal pigmented epithelium.

Specimen 5J: embryonic day 10.5; Tbx2tm1Pa/Tbx2tm1Pa (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Gja1; red - propidium iodide.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS17: optic cup outer layer Strong Regionally restricted 5J High levels of expression in nasal retinal pigmented epithelium.


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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
01/06/2026
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