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Name
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Gfra2
glial cell line derived neurotrophic factor family receptor alpha 2
MGI:1195462

60 matching records from 60 references.

Summary by Age and Assay: Numbers in the table indicate the number of results matching the search criteria.
Age E7 E7.5 E8 E8.5 E9 E9.5 E10 E11 E11.5 E12 E12.5 E13 E13.5 E14 E14.5 E15 E15.5 E16 E16.5 E17 E17.5 E18 E18.5 E P
Immunohistochemistry (section) 1 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 9
In situ RNA (section) 1 1 4 4 5 5 8 3 7 3 5 4 3 2 1 6 5 1 20
In situ RNA (whole mount) 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 1
In situ reporter (knock in) 1 2
Northern blot 1 1 1 1 3
Western blot 1
RT-PCR 1 1 2 6 1 3 1 4 1 2 1 1 2
cDNA clones 1 1
RNase protection 1 1 1 1

Summary by Gene and Reference: Number indicates the number of results matching the search criteria recorded for each reference.
* Indicates detailed expression data entries available
Gfra2  glial cell line derived neurotrophic factor family receptor alpha 2   (Synonyms: GFR alpha 2, GFR alpha-2)
Results  Reference
4J:45374 Baloh RH, Tansey MG, Golden JP, Creedon DJ, Heuckeroth RO, Keck CL, Zimonjic DB, Popescu NC, Johnson EM Jr, Milbrandt J, TrnR2, a novel receptor that mediates neurturin and GDNF signaling through Ret. Neuron. 1997 May;18(5):793-802
3J:64589 Baudet C, Mikaels A, Westphal H, Johansen J, Johansen TE, Ernfors P, Positive and negative interactions of GDNF, NTN and ART in developing sensory neuron subpopulations, and their collaboration with neurotrophins. Development. 2000 Oct;127(20):4335-44
1J:245526 Bibollet-Bahena O, Okafuji T, Hokamp K, Tear G, Mitchell KJ, A dual-strategy expression screen for candidate connectivity labels in the developing thalamus. PLoS One. 2017;12(5):e0177977
1J:90843 Bolon B, Jing S, Asuncion F, Scully S, Pisegna M, Van GY, Hu Z, Yu YB, Min H, Wild K, Rosenfeld RD, Tarpley J, Carnahan J, Duryea D, Hill D, Kaufman S, Yan XQ, Juan T, Christensen K, McCabe J, Simonet WS, The candidate neuroprotective agent artemin induces autonomic neural dysplasia without preventing peripheral nerve dysfunction. Toxicol Pathol. 2004 May-Jun;32(3):275-94
6J:157721 Bourane S, Garces A, Venteo S, Pattyn A, Hubert T, Fichard A, Puech S, Boukhaddaoui H, Baudet C, Takahashi S, Valmier J, Carroll P, Low-threshold mechanoreceptor subtypes selectively express MafA and are specified by Ret signaling. Neuron. 2009 Dec 24;64(6):857-70
1J:277959 Catela C, Shin MM, Lee DH, Liu JP, Dasen JS, Hox Proteins Coordinate Motor Neuron Differentiation and Connectivity Programs through Ret/Gfralpha Genes. Cell Rep. 2016 Mar 1;14(8):1901-15
1*J:254788 Chen Z, Donnelly CR, Dominguez B, Harada Y, Lin W, Halim AS, Bengoechea TG, Pierchala BA, Lee KF, p75 Is Required for the Establishment of Postnatal Sensory Neuron Diversity by Potentiating Ret Signaling. Cell Rep. 2017 Oct 17;21(3):707-720
7*J:98919 Cobb J, Duboule D, Comparative analysis of genes downstream of the Hoxd cluster in developing digits and external genitalia. Development. 2005 Jul;132(13):3055-67
1*J:308929 De Vincenti AP, Alsina FC, Ferrero Restelli F, Hedman H, Ledda F, Paratcha G, Lrig1 and Lrig3 cooperate to control Ret receptor signaling, sensory axonal growth and epidermal innervation. Development. 2021 Aug 15;148(16):dev197020
1J:116164 Dequeant ML, Glynn E, Gaudenz K, Wahl M, Chen J, Mushegian A, Pourquie O, A complex oscillating network of signaling genes underlies the mouse segmentation clock. Science. 2006 Dec 8;314(5805):1595-8
1*J:153498 Diez-Roux G, Banfi S, Sultan M, Geffers L, Anand S, Rozado D, Magen A, Canidio E, Pagani M, Peluso I, Lin-Marq N, Koch M, Bilio M, Cantiello I, Verde R, De Masi C, Bianchi SA, Cicchini J, Perroud E, Mehmeti S, Dagand E, Schrinner S, Nurnberger A, SchmidtK, Metz K, Zwingmann C, Brieske N, Springer C, Hernandez AM, Herzog S, Grabbe F, Sieverding C, Fischer B, Schrader K, Brockmeyer M, Dettmer S, Helbig C, Alunni V, Battaini MA, Mura C, Henrichsen CN, Garcia-Lopez R, Echevarria D, Puelles E, et al., A high-resolution anatomical atlas of the transcriptome in the mouse embryo. PLoS Biol. 2011;9(1):e1000582
3J:114185 Enomoto H, Heuckeroth RO, Golden JP, Johnson EM, Milbrandt J, Development of cranial parasympathetic ganglia requires sequential actions of GDNF and neurturin. Development. 2000 Nov;127(22):4877-89
2J:241101 Fame RM, Dehay C, Kennedy H, Macklis JD, Subtype-Specific Genes that Characterize Subpopulations of Callosal Projection Neurons in Mouse Identify Molecularly Homologous Populations in Macaque Cortex. Cereb Cortex. 2017 Mar 01;27(3):1817-1830
4J:220812 Fleming MS, Vysochan A, Paixao S, Niu J, Klein R, Savitt JM, Luo W, Cis and trans RET signaling control the survival and central projection growth of rapidly adapting mechanoreceptors. Elife. 2015;4
5J:54911 Fundin BT, Mikaels A, Westphal H, Ernfors P, A rapid and dynamic regulation of GDNF-family ligands and receptors correlate with the developmental dependency of cutaneous sensory innervation. Development. 1999 Jun;126(12):2597-610
1J:238230 Furlan A, La Manno G, Lubke M, Haring M, Abdo H, Hochgerner H, Kupari J, Usoskin D, Airaksinen MS, Oliver G, Linnarsson S, Ernfors P, Visceral motor neuron diversity delineates a cellular basis for nipple- and pilo-erection muscle control. Nat Neurosci. 2016 Oct;19(10):1331-40
2J:63174 Garces A, Haase G, Airaksinen MS, Livet J, Filippi P, deLapeyriere O, GFRalpha 1 is required for development of distinct subpopulations of motoneuron. J Neurosci. 2000 Jul 1;20(13):4992-5000
2*J:82456 Gianino S, Grider JR, Cresswell J, Enomoto H, Heuckeroth RO, GDNF availability determines enteric neuron number by controlling precursor proliferation. Development. 2003 May;130(10):2187-98
6J:56674 Golden JP, DeMaro JA, Osborne PA, Milbrandt J, Johnson EM Jr, Expression of neurturin, GDNF, and GDNF family-receptor mRNA in the developing and mature mouse. Exp Neurol. 1999 Aug;158(2):504-28
2J:330742 Goodyer WR, Beyersdorf BM, Duan L, van den Berg NS, Mantri S, Galdos FX, Puluca N, Buikema JW, Lee S, Salmi D, Robinson ER, Rogalla S, Cogan DP, Khosla C, Rosenthal EL, Wu SM, In vivo visualization and molecular targeting of the cardiac conduction system. J Clin Invest. 2022 Oct 17;132(20):e156955
2J:210892 Gorokhova S, Gaillard S, Urien L, Malapert P, Legha W, Baronian G, Desvignes JP, Alonso S, Moqrich A, Uncoupling of molecular maturation from peripheral target innervation in nociceptors expressing a chimeric TrkA/TrkC receptor. PLoS Genet. 2014 Feb;10(2):e1004081
1J:53261 Heuckeroth RO, Enomoto H, Grider JR, Golden JP, Hanke JA, Jackman A, Molliver DC, Bardgett ME, Snider WD, Johnson EM Jr, Milbrandt J, Gene targeting reveals a critical role for neurturin in the development and maintenance of enteric, sensory, and parasympathetic neurons. Neuron. 1999 Feb;22(2):253-63
1*J:64539 Hiltunen JO, Laurikainen A, Airaksinen MS, Saarma M, GDNF family receptors in the embryonic and postnatal rat heart and reduced cholinergic innervation in mice hearts lacking ret or GFRalpha2. Dev Dyn. 2000 Sep;219(1):28-39
4J:83661 Holm PC, Rodriguez FJ, Kresse A, Canals JM, Silos-Santiago I, Arenas E, Crucial role of TrkB ligands in the survival and phenotypic differentiation of developing locus coeruleus noradrenergic neurons. Development. 2003 Aug;130(15):3535-45
3J:161851 Honma Y, Kawano M, Kohsaka S, Ogawa M, Axonal projections of mechanoreceptive dorsal root ganglion neurons depend on Ret. Development. 2010 Jul;137(14):2319-28
1J:184447 Hu J, Huang T, Li T, Guo Z, Cheng L, c-Maf is required for the development of dorsal horn laminae III/IV neurons and mechanoreceptive DRG axon projections. J Neurosci. 2012 Apr 18;32(16):5362-73
9J:238678 Ishida H, Saba R, Kokkinopoulos I, Hashimoto M, Yamaguchi O, Nowotschin S, Shiraishi M, Ruchaya P, Miller D, Harmer S, Poliandri A, Kogaki S, Sakata Y, Dunkel L, Tinker A, Hadjantonakis AK, Sawa Y, Sasaki H, Ozono K, Suzuki K, Yashiro K, GFRA2 Identifies Cardiac Progenitors and Mediates Cardiomyocyte Differentiation in a RET-Independent Signaling Pathway. Cell Rep. 2016 Jul 26;16(4):1026-38
1J:272616 Iwai-Takekoshi L, Balasubramanian R, Sitko A, Khan R, Weinreb S, Robinson K, Mason C, Activation of Wnt signaling reduces ipsilaterally projecting retinal ganglion cells in pigmented retina. Development. 2018 Nov 2;145(21):dev163212
1J:183370 Langsdorf A, Radzikinas K, Kroten A, Jain S, Ai X, Neural crest cell origin and signals for intrinsic neurogenesis in the mammalian respiratory tract. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2011 Mar;44(3):293-301
2*J:312352 Lee DJ, Kim HY, Lee SJ, Jung HS, Spatiotemporal Changes in Transcriptome of Odontogenic and Non-odontogenic Regions in the Dental Arch of Mus musculus. Front Cell Dev Biol. 2021;9:723326
1*J:63721 Lindahl M, Timmusk T, Rossi J, Saarma M, Airaksinen MS, Expression and alternative splicing of mouse Gfra4 suggest roles in endocrine cell development. Mol Cell Neurosci. 2000 Jun;15(6):522-33
2J:108404 Lindfors PH, Lindahl M, Rossi J, Saarma M, Airaksinen MS, Ablation of persephin receptor glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor family receptor alpha4 impairs thyroid calcitonin production in young mice. Endocrinology. 2006 May;147(5):2237-44
1J:334438 Lombaert IM, Abrams SR, Li L, Eswarakumar VP, Sethi AJ, Witt RL, Hoffman MP, Combined KIT and FGFR2b signaling regulates epithelial progenitor expansion during organogenesis. Stem Cell Reports. 2013 Dec;1(6):604-19
3J:157722 Luo W, Enomoto H, Rice FL, Milbrandt J, Ginty DD, Molecular identification of rapidly adapting mechanoreceptors and their developmental dependence on ret signaling. Neuron. 2009 Dec 24;64(6):841-56
4*J:126484 Luo W, Wickramasinghe SR, Savitt JM, Griffin JW, Dawson TM, Ginty DD, A hierarchical NGF signaling cascade controls Ret-dependent and Ret-independent events during development of nonpeptidergic DRG neurons. Neuron. 2007 Jun 7;54(5):739-54
1J:50254 Luukko K, Saarma M, Thesleff I, Neurturin mRNA expression suggests roles in trigeminal innervation of the first branchial arch and in tooth formation. Dev Dyn. 1998 Oct;213(2):207-19
8J:44407 Luukko K, Suvanto P, Saarma M, Thesleff I, Expression of GDNF and its receptors in developing tooth is developmentally regulated and suggests multiple roles in innervation and organogenesis. Dev Dyn. 1997 Dec;210(4):463-71
1J:227021 Mallika C, Guo Q, Li JY, Gbx2 is essential for maintaining thalamic neuron identity and repressing habenular characters in the developing thalamus. Dev Biol. 2015 Nov 1;407(1):26-39
3*J:257654 Memic F, Knoflach V, Morarach K, Sadler R, Laranjeira C, Hjerling-Leffler J, Sundstrom E, Pachnis V, Marklund U, Transcription and Signaling Regulators in Developing Neuronal Subtypes of Mouse and Human Enteric Nervous System. Gastroenterology. 2018 Feb;154(3):624-636
7J:63340 Mikaels A, Livet J, Westphal H, De Lapeyriere O, Ernfors P, A dynamic regulation of GDNF-family receptors correlates with a specific trophic dependency of cranial motor neuron subpopulations during development. Eur J Neurosci. 2000 Feb;12(2):446-56
1J:199284 Munoz-Bravo JL, Hidalgo-Figueroa M, Pascual A, Lopez-Barneo J, Leal-Cerro A, Cano DA, GDNF is required for neural colonization of the pancreas. Development. 2013 Sep;140(17):3669-79
7*J:45661 Naveilhan P, Baudet C, Mikaels A, Shen L, Westphal H, Ernfors P, Expression and regulation of GFRalpha3, a glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor family receptor. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 Feb 3;95(3):1295-300
2*J:317548 Nishida S, Yoshizaki H, Yasui Y, Kuwahara T, Kiyokawa E, Kohno M, Collagen VI suppresses fibronectin-induced enteric neural crest cell migration by downregulation of focal adhesion proteins. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2018 Jan 1;495(1):1461-1467
5J:57342 Nishino J, Mochida K, Ohfuji Y, Shimazaki T, Meno C, Ohishi S, Matsuda Y, Fujii H, Saijoh Y, Hamada H, GFR alpha3, a component of the artemin receptor, is required for migration and survival of the superior cervical ganglion. Neuron. 1999 Aug;23(4):725-36
1J:63175 Oppenheim RW, Houenou LJ, Parsadanian AS, Prevette D, Snider WD, Shen L, Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor and developing mammalian motoneurons: regulation of programmed cell death among motoneuron subtypes. J Neurosci. 2000 Jul 1;20(13):5001-11
4*J:260642 Patel A, Harker N, Moreira-Santos L, Ferreira M, Alden K, Timmis J, Foster K, Garefalaki A, Pachnis P, Andrews P, Enomoto H, Milbrandt J, Pachnis V, Coles MC, Kioussis D, Veiga-Fernandes H, Differential RET signaling pathways drive development of the enteric lymphoid and nervous systems. Sci Signal. 2012 Jul 31;5(235):ra55
4J:234328 Perez Millan MI, Brinkmeier ML, Mortensen AH, Camper SA, PROP1 triggers epithelial-mesenchymal transition-like process in pituitary stem cells. Elife. 2016;5:e14470
2J:99763 Pozas E, Ibanez CF, GDNF and GFRalpha1 promote differentiation and tangential migration of cortical GABAergic neurons. Neuron. 2005 Mar 3;45(5):701-13
2J:327897 Rios AS, Paula De Vincenti A, Casadei M, Aquino JB, Brumovsky PR, Paratcha G, Ledda F, Etv4 regulates nociception by controlling peptidergic sensory neuron development and peripheral tissue innervation. Development. 2022 Aug 15;149(16):dev200583
4J:89887 Rossi J, Tomac A, Saarma M, Airaksinen MS, Distinct roles for GFRalpha1 and GFRalpha2 signalling in different cranial parasympathetic ganglia in vivo. Eur J Neurosci. 2000 Nov;12(11):3944-52
1J:270128 Schulz Y, Wehner P, Opitz L, Salinas-Riester G, Bongers EM, van Ravenswaaij-Arts CM, Wincent J, Schoumans J, Kohlhase J, Borchers A, Pauli S, CHD7, the gene mutated in CHARGE syndrome, regulates genes involved in neural crest cell guidance. Hum Genet. 2014 Aug;133(8):997-1009
5*J:215487 Thompson CL, Ng L, Menon V, Martinez S, Lee CK, Glattfelder K, Sunkin SM, Henry A, Lau C, Dang C, Garcia-Lopez R, Martinez-Ferre A, Pombero A, Rubenstein JL, Wakeman WB, Hohmann J, Dee N, Sodt AJ, Young R, Smith K, Nguyen TN, Kidney J, Kuan L, Jeromin A,Kaykas A, Miller J, Page D, Orta G, Bernard A, Riley Z, Smith S, Wohnoutka P, Hawrylycz MJ, Puelles L, Jones AR, A high-resolution spatiotemporal atlas of gene expression of the developing mouse brain. Neuron. 2014 Jul 16;83(2):309-23
1J:274879 van Eif VWW, Stefanovic S, van Duijvenboden K, Bakker M, Wakker V, de Gier-de Vries C, Zaffran S, Verkerk AO, Boukens BJ, Christoffels VM, Transcriptome analysis of mouse and human sinoatrial node cells reveals a conserved genetic program. Development. 2019 Apr 25;146(8):dev173161
2*J:339398 Vincent E, Chatterjee S, Cannon GH, Auer D, Ross H, Chakravarti A, Goff LA, Ret deficiency decreases neural crest progenitor proliferation and restricts fate potential during enteric nervous system development. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 Aug 22;120(34):e2211986120
1*J:116618 Vohra BP, Planer W, Armon J, Fu M, Jain S, Heuckeroth RO, Reduced endothelin converting enzyme-1 and endothelin-3 mRNA in the developing bowel of male mice may increase expressivity and penetrance of Hirschsprung disease-like distal intestinal aganglionosis. Dev Dyn. 2007 Jan;236(1):106-17
1J:145293 Wickramasinghe SR, Alvania RS, Ramanan N, Wood JN, Mandai K, Ginty DD, Serum response factor mediates NGF-dependent target innervation by embryonic DRG sensory neurons. Neuron. 2008 May 22;58(4):532-45
1J:44582 Widenfalk J, Nosrat C, Tomac A, Westphal H, Hoffer B, Olson L, Neurturin and glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor receptor-beta (GDNFR-beta), novel proteins related to GDNF and GDNFR-alpha with specific cellular patterns of expression suggesting roles in the developing and adult nervous system and in peripherl organs. J Neurosci. 1997 Nov 1;17(21):8506-19
1J:47085 Widenfalk J, Tomac A, Lindqvist E, Hoffer B, Olson L, GFRalpha-3, a protein related to GFRalpha-1, is expressed in developing peripheral neurons and ensheathing cells. Eur J Neurosci. 1998 Apr;10(4):1508-17
5*J:45720 Worby CA, Vega QC, Chao HH, Seasholtz AF, Thompson RC, Dixon JE, Identification and characterization of GFRalpha-3, a novel Co-receptor belonging to the glial cell line-derived neurotrophic receptor family. J Biol Chem. 1998 Feb 6;273(6):3502-8
8J:309397 Yuzwa SA, Yang G, Borrett MJ, Clarke G, Cancino GI, Zahr SK, Zandstra PW, Kaplan DR, Miller FD, Proneurogenic Ligands Defined by Modeling Developing Cortex Growth Factor Communication Networks. Neuron. 2016 Sep 7;91(5):988-1004

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