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Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:178173 Mastracci TL, et al., Nkx2.2 and Arx genetically interact to regulate pancreatic endocrine cell development and endocrine hormone expression. Dev Biol. 2011 Nov 1;359(1):1-11
Assay type: Immunohistochemistry
MGI Accession ID: MGI:8161239
Gene symbol: Arx
Gene name: aristaless related homeobox
Antibody: anti-Arx
Detection system: Secondary antibody coupled to Cy3
Results
Specimen 1B: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Arx; green - Gcg (assay MGI:8161238).
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: pancreas pancreatic A cell Present 1B A subset of positive cells coexpressed with Gcg in the alpha cells.

Specimen 1C: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Arx; green - Ghrl (assay MGI:8161241).
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: pancreas pancreatic epsilon cell Present 1C A subset of positive cells coexpressed Ghrl.

Specimen 1D: embryonic day 13.5; Nkx2-2tm1Jlr/Nkx2-2tm1Jlr (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Arx; green - Gcg (assay MGI:8161238).
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: pancreas pancreatic A cell Present 1D Expressed in the few remaining alpha cells.

Specimen 1E: embryonic day 13.5; Nkx2-2tm1Jlr/Nkx2-2tm1Jlr (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Arx; green - Ghrl (assay MGI:8161241).
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: pancreas pancreatic epsilon cell Present 1E A subset of positive cells coexpressed with Ghrl. Increased number of Arx+ ghrelin cells, compared with the wild-type.

Specimen 1G: embryonic day 10.5; Nkx2-2tm3Suss/Nkx2-2+ (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Arx; green - Nkx2-2 reporter (assay MGI:8161244).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS17: pancreas primordium Present 1G Coexpression with Nkx2-2 was seen.

Specimen 1I: embryonic day 10.5; Nkx2-2tm3Suss/Nkx2-2tm3Suss (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Arx; green - Nkx2-2 reporter (assay MGI:8161244).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS17: pancreas primordium Present 1I Coexpression with Nkx2-2 was seen.

Specimen 2E: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Arx; green - Pdx1 (assay MGI:8161245).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS15: pancreas primordium Present 2E Compared with the Pdx1 and Gcg staining in adjacent section (Fig 2A), Arx+ cells that were glucagon+ as well as Pdx1+/Arx+ co-expressing cells that did not express glucagon were seen.

Specimen 2F: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Arx; green - Pdx1 (assay MGI:8161245).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS19: pancreas primordium Present 2F Compared with the Pdx1 and Gcg staining in adjacent section (Fig 2A), Arx+ cells that were glucagon+ as well as Pdx1+/Arx+ co-expressing cells that did not express glucagon were seen.

Specimen 2G: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Arx; green - Pdx1 (assay MGI:8161245).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: pancreas Present 2G Compared with the Pdx1 and Gcg staining in adjacent section (Fig 2A), Arx+ cells that were glucagon+ as well as Pdx1+/Arx+ co-expressing cells that did not express glucagon were seen.

Specimen 2H: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Arx; green - Pdx1 (assay MGI:8161245).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: pancreas Present 2H Compared with the Pdx1 and Gcg staining in adjacent section (Fig 2A), Arx+ cells that were glucagon+ as well as Pdx1+/Arx+ co-expressing cells that did not express glucagon were seen.

Specimen 2L/N: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Note: Triple labeled: red - Arx; blue - Gcg (assay MGI:8161643); green - Ghrl (assay MGI:8161241).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: pancreas Present 2N , 2L Expressed in ghrelin+ (dotted box) or glucagon+ single hormone+ cells, glucagon+/ghrelin+ co-expressing cells (arrow), and cells that do not express either hormone.

Specimen 4M: postnatal day 0 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Arx; green - Cpa1 (assay MGI:8161675).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS27: pancreas Present 4M

Specimen 4N: postnatal day 0; Arxtm1Gldn/?, Tg(Pdx1-cre)6Tuv/0 (more )
Note: Conditional mutant. Arxtm1Gldn/Arxtm1Gldn in female, Arxtm1Gldn/Y in male. Double labeled: red - Arx; green - Cpa1 (assay MGI:8161675).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS27: pancreas Absent 4N

Specimen 4O: postnatal day 0; Nkx2-2tm1Jlr/Nkx2-2tm1Jlr (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Arx; green - Cpa1 (assay MGI:8161675).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS27: pancreas Present 4O

Specimen 4P: postnatal day 0; Arxtm1Gldn/?, Nkx2-2tm1Jlr/Nkx2-2tm1Jlr, Tg(Pdx1-cre)6Tuv/0 (more )
Note: Conditional mutant. Arxtm1Gldn/Arxtm1Gldn in female, Arxtm1Gldn/Y in male. Double labeled: red - Arx; green - Cpa1 (assay MGI:8161675).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS27: pancreas Absent 4P

Specimen S1A: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Arx; blue - Gcg (assay MGI:8161643).
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS19: pancreas primordium pancreatic A cell Present S1A A subset of positive cells coexpressed with Gcg in the alpha cells.

Specimen S1B: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Arx; blue - Gcg (assay MGI:8161643).
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: pancreas pancreatic A cell Present S1B A subset of positive cells coexpressed with Gcg in the alpha cells.

Specimen S1C: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Arx; blue - Gcg (assay MGI:8161643).
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: pancreas pancreatic A cell Present S1C A subset of positive cells coexpressed with Gcg in the alpha cells.

Specimen S4A: postnatal day 0 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Arx; green - Cpa1 (assay MGI:8161675).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS27: pancreas Present S4A

Specimen S4B: postnatal day 0; Arxtm1Gldn/?, Tg(Neurog3-cre)C1Able/0 (more )
Note: Conditional mutant. Arxtm1Gldn/Arxtm1Gldn in female, Arxtm1Gldn/Y in male. Double labeled: red - Arx; green - Cpa1 (assay MGI:8161675).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS27: endocrine pancreas Absent S4B

Specimen S4C: postnatal day 0; Nkx2-2tm1Jlr/Nkx2-2tm1Jlr (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Arx; green - Cpa1 (assay MGI:8161675).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS27: pancreas Present S4C

Specimen S4D: postnatal day 0; Arxtm1Gldn/?, Nkx2-2tm1Jlr/Nkx2-2tm1Jlr, Tg(Neurog3-cre)C1Able/0 (more )
Note: Conditional mutant. Arxtm1Gldn/Arxtm1Gldn in female, Arxtm1Gldn/Y in male. Double labeled: red - Arx; green - Cpa1 (assay MGI:8161675).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS27: endocrine pancreas Absent S4D


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