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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:160731 Vivancos V, et al., Wnt activity guides facial branchiomotor neuron migration, and involves the PCP pathway and JNK and ROCK kinases. Neural Dev. 2009;4:7
Assay type: RNA in situ
MGI Accession ID: MGI:7790856
Gene symbol: Isl1
Gene name: ISL1 transcription factor, LIM/homeodomain
Probe: Isl1 probe
Probe preparation: Antisense labelled with digoxigenin RNA
Results
Specimen 1D: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
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Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS17: hindbrain motor neuron Present Regionally restricted 1D Expression is in motorneurons at the levels of rhombomeres 4-6.

Specimen 1E: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
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Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS19: hindbrain motor neuron Present Regionally restricted 1E Expression is in motorneurons at the levels of rhombomeres 4-6.

Specimen 1F: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: hindbrain motor neuron Present Regionally restricted 1F Expression is in motorneurons at the levels of rhombomeres 4-6.

Specimen 4A: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
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Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS19: hindbrain Present Regionally restricted 4A Expression is in rhombomeres 4-6 and the facial branchiomotor neuron migration pathway.

Specimen 4B: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: hindbrain motor neuron Present Regionally restricted 4B Expression is in facial branchiomotor neurons in rhombomere 6.

Specimen 4D: embryonic day 11.5; Vangl2Lp/Vangl2Lp (more )
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Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS19: hindbrain Present Regionally restricted 4D Expression is in rhombomere 4.

Specimen 4E: embryonic day 13.5; Vangl2Lp/Vangl2Lp (more )
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Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: hindbrain Present Regionally restricted 4E Expression indicates an abnormal distribution with an ectopic facial motor nucleus in dorsal rhombomere 4.
TS21: hindbrain floor plate Present Regionally restricted 4E Expression is at the center.

Specimen 4G: embryonic day 11.5; ScribCrc/ScribCrc (more )
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Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS19: hindbrain Present Regionally restricted 4G Expression is in rhombomere 4.

Specimen 4H: embryonic day 13.5; ScribCrc/ScribCrc (more )
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Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: hindbrain Present Regionally restricted 4H Expression indicates an abnormal distribution with an ectopic facial motor nucleus in dorsal rhombomere 4.
TS21: hindbrain floor plate Present Regionally restricted 4H Expression is at the center.

Specimen 4I: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: facial nucleus Present 4I
TS21: hindbrain Present Regionally restricted 4I Expression is in rhombomere 6.

Specimen 4J: embryonic day 13.5; Vangl2Lp/Vangl2+ (more )
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Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: hindbrain Present Regionally restricted 4J Expression is in rhombomere 6 and in a stream of cells in the dorsal region of rhombomere 5.
TS21: facial nucleus Present 4J The facial nucleus is less compact compared to wild-type.

Specimen 4K: embryonic day 13.5; ScribCrc/Scrib+ (more )
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Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: hindbrain Present Regionally restricted 4K Expression is in rhombomere 6 and in a stream of cells in the dorsal region of rhombomere 5.
TS21: facial nucleus Present 4K The facial nucleus is less compact compared to wild-type.

Specimen 5D: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: brain nucleus Present Regionally restricted 5D , 5E Expression is in facial branchiomotor neurons.

Specimen 5G: embryonic day 12.5; Wnt5atm1Amc/Wnt5atm1Amc (more )
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Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: hindbrain Present Regionally restricted 5H , 5G Expression illustrates a partial defect in the migration, with divergent streams of migrating cells.
TS20: brain nucleus Present Regionally restricted 5G , 5H The facial branchiomotor nucleus is less compact and extends into rhombomere 5 and 6.

Specimen 5I: embryonic day 12.5; Wnt5atm1Amc/Wnt5atm1Amc (more )
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Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: brain nucleus Present Regionally restricted 5I The facial branchiomotor nucleus is less compact and extends into rhombomere 5 and 6.

Specimen 5J: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
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Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS19: hindbrain motor neuron Present Regionally restricted 5J Expression is in motorneurons at the levels of rhombomeres 4-6.

Specimen 5K: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
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Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS22: facial nucleus Present 5K

Specimen 5L: embryonic day 11.5; Fzd3tm1Nat/Fzd3tm1Nat (more )
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Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS19: hindbrain Present Regionally restricted 5L In this mutant the majority of facial branchiomotor neurons had failed to migrate caudally out of rhombomere 4 and remained close to the midline.

Specimen 5M: embryonic day 14.5; Fzd3tm1Nat/Fzd3tm1Nat (more )
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Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS22: facial nucleus Present 5M The nucleus is reduced in size compared to wild-type.
TS22: hindbrain Present Regionally restricted 5M There is expression in ectopic nuclei in dorsal rhombomeres 4 and 5.


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