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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:364871 Casado-Navarro R, et al., Expression atlas of Dmrt genes across sex and development in the mouse brain: functional insights from the olfactory system. Biol Sex Differ. 2026;17(1):44
Assay type: RNA in situ
MGI Accession ID: MGI:8174628
Gene symbol: Dmrt3
Gene name: doublesex and mab-3 related transcription factor 3
Probe: Dmrt3 cDNA
Probe preparation: Antisense labelled with digoxigenin RNA
Visualized with: Alkaline phosphatase
Results
Specimen 1C: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Note: Sagittal view.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: prethalamus Present Regionally restricted 1C Expression is seen in the prethalamic eminence.
TS20: lateral ventricle choroid plexus Strong 1C

Specimen 1C': embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Note: Coronal view.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: prethalamus Present Regionally restricted 1C' Expression is seen in the prethalamic eminence.
TS20: lateral ventricle choroid plexus Strong 1C'
TS20: pallium Strong 1C'

Specimen 1H: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: prethalamus Present Regionally restricted 1H Dmrt3 Expression is seen in the prethalamic eminence ventricular zone.

Specimen 1J: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Note: Coronal view.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: medulla oblongata Present Regionally restricted 1J Expression is seen in the gigantocellular reticular area.

Specimen 1K - left: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Note: Sagittal/medial view.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: medulla oblongata Ambiguous 1K left

Specimen 1K - right: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Note: Sagittal/lateral view.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: medulla oblongata Present Regionally restricted 1K right Expression is seen in the gigantocellular reticular area.

Specimen 1V: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: olfactory epithelium Present 1V Dmrt3 Expression is seen in the main olfactory epithelium.
TS20: nasal epithelium Present Regionally restricted 1V Dmrt3 Expression is seen in the lateral and ventral respiratory epithelium.
TS20: vomeronasal organ Present Widespread 1V Dmrt3

Specimen Table 1: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: preoptic area Absent
TS20: hypothalamus Absent No expression is seen in the terminal hypothalamus paraventricular and subparaventricular areas; peduncular hypothalamus paraventricular area; or the retromammillary area.
TS20: mammillary area Absent
TS20: telencephalon roof plate Absent
TS20: lateral ventricle choroid plexus Present
TS20: subpallium Absent No expression is seen in the subpallium, including paraseptal subpallium; diagonal domain; pallidum; or the pallial-subpallial boundary.
TS20: corpus striatum Absent
TS20: pallium Present Regionally restricted Although expression is seen elsewhere in the pallium, no expression is seen in the pallial-subpallial boundary.
TS20: ventral pallium Present Regionally restricted Expression is seen in the ventricular zone.
TS20: lateral pallium Present Regionally restricted Expression is seen in the ventricular zone.
TS20: neocortex Present Regionally restricted Expression is seen in the dorsal pallium ventricular and mantle zones.
TS20: allocortex Present Regionally restricted Expression is seen in the medial pallium ventricular and mantle zones.
TS20: telencephalon septum Absent No expression is seen in the subpallial septum or pallial septum.
TS20: prosomere 3 Present Regionally restricted Expression is seen in prethalamic eminence ventricular zone. No expression is seen in other regions of the alar prethalamus, including reticular complex, or in prethalamic tegmentum, including ventral tegmental area (A10), p3 part; substantia nigra (A9), p3 part; and posterior hypothalamic area, p3 part.
TS20: zona incerta Absent
TS20: prosomere 2 Absent No expression is seen in alar thalmus, including dorsal tier, or thalamic tegmentum, including ventral tegmental area (A10), p2 part; substantia nigra (A9), p2 part; and posterior hypothalamic area, p2 part.
TS20: habenula Absent
TS20: prosomere 1 Absent No expression is seen in alar plate or pretectal tegmentum, including ventral tegmental area (A10), p1 part; substantia nigra (A9), p1 part; and red nucleus, parvicelluar part.
TS20: mesomere 1 Absent No expression is seen in collicular midbrain tectum, including superior and inferior colliculi and reticular formation, or in m1 midbrain tegmentum, including ventral tegmental area, m1 part; substantia nigra, m1 part; red nucleus, magnocellular part; and oculomotor nucleus.
TS20: mesomere 2 Absent No expression is seen in preisthmic midbrain tectum or preisthmic tegmentum.
TS20: midbrain-hindbrain junction Absent No expression is seen in the isthmus, including the cerebellar vermis.
TS20: metencephalon Absent No expression is seen in the prepontine hindbrain (rhombomeres 1 and 2). This includes: A4, A6 and A7 noradrenergic cell groups and median raphe nucleus (B5).
TS20: pons Absent No expression is seen in the pontine hindbrain (rhombomeres 3 and 4). This includes: A5 noradrenergic cell group, r4 part.
TS20: medulla oblongata Present Regionally restricted Expression is seen in the pontomedullary hindbrain (rhombomeres 5 and 6) and the medullary hindbrain (rhombomeres 7-11) gigantocellular reticular area mantle zone. No expression is seen in A5 noradrenergic cell group, r5 part; raphe magnus nucleus (B3); or B1 and B2 serotonergic cell groups.
TS20: spinal cord Present Regionally restricted Expression is seen in dl6.
TS20: olfactory epithelium Present Expression is seen in main olfactory epithelium.
TS20: nasal epithelium Present Expression is seen in respiratory epithelium.
TS20: vomeronasal organ Present

Specimen 4L: postnatal day 56 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: lateral ventricle choroid plexus epithelium Strong 4L

Specimen Not shown: postnatal day 56 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: 3rd ventricle choroid plexus Absent
TS28: 4th ventricle choroid plexus Absent

Specimen 6A: postnatal day 4 (more )
Structure Cell Type Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: olfactory epithelium Strong 6a' , 6A There is a strong signal in the basal layer, where olfactory neural stem cells are maintained.
TS28: olfactory epithelium olfactory epithelial supporting cell Present 6A , 6a' Expression is seen in the sustentacular cells of the apical layer.
TS28: vomeronasal organ sensory epithelium Present Regionally restricted 6A , 6a'' Expression is seen in the apical layer of the sensory epithelium, the marginal zone, and in a few cells of the basal layer.

Specimen 7B: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
Note: Wild type.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS22: nasal epithelium Present 7B
TS22: olfactory epithelium Present 7B
TS22: vomeronasal organ Present 7B Expression fills the entire apical layer and the marginal zone.

Specimen 7B': embryonic day 14.5; Dmrta2tm1Ejbd/Dmrta2tm1Ejbd (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS22: nasal epithelium Present 7B' Expression in the mutants of both sexes is comparable to that seen in wild type.
TS22: olfactory epithelium Present 7B' Expression in the mutants of both sexes is comparable to that seen in wild type.
TS22: vomeronasal organ Present 7B' Expression fills the entire apical layer and the marginal zone. Expression in the mutants of both sexes is comparable to that seen in wild type.

Specimen E12 Female - raw data: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: brain Present ISH_Dmrt3_E12_Female

Specimen E12 Male - raw data: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: brain Present ISH_Dmrt3_E12_Male

Specimen Adult - not shown: postnatal adult (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: dentate gyrus Present
TS28: hindbrain Present


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last database update
10/06/2026
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