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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:171050 Thiagarajan RD, et al., Identification of anchor genes during kidney development defines ontological relationships, molecular subcompartments and regulatory pathways. PLoS One. 2011;6(2):e17286
Assay type: RNA in situ
MGI Accession ID: MGI:7840422
Gene symbol: Sord
Gene name: sorbitol dehydrogenase
Probe: RIKEN clone 4930403C20 subclone
Probe preparation: Antisense labelled with digoxigenin RNA
Visualized with: Alkaline phosphatase
Assay notes: Authors described this gene as an 'anchor gene', which was defined as "genes whose expression is absolutely specific to a given anatomical compartment and/or developmental stage" in mouse kidney development.
Results
Specimen 5B': embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: cortical early proximal tubule Present 5B' Sord Section in situ hybridization confirmed specific expression in early proximal tubule. Validated anchor gene. Expression was restricted to stage IV tubules.

Specimen not shown: postnatal adult (more )
Note: Data from diagram in figure 5B.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: proximal straight tubule Present
TS28: segment 2 of proximal tubule Present
TS28: segment 1 of proximal tubule Weak


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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
03/25/2025
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