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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:47841 Varlet I, et al., Nodal signaling and axis formation in the mouse. Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol. 1997;62:105-13
Assay type: In situ reporter (knock in)
MGI Accession ID: MGI:7643429
Gene symbol: Nodal
Gene name: nodal growth differentiation factor
Reporter: lacZ
Direct Detection
Results
Specimen not shown: embryonic day 3.5; Nodaltm1Rob/Nodal+ (more )
Note: Blastocyst stage.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS5: blastocyst-stage conceptus Absent No expression detectable at blastocyst stage.

Specimen 1A: embryonic day 5.5; Nodaltm1Rob/Nodal+ (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS7: epiblast Weak Widespread 1A Low level of expression throughout epiblast and visceral endoderm.
TS7: primitive endoderm Weak Widespread 1A Low level of expression throughout epiblast and visceral endoderm.

Specimen 1C: embryonic day 6.0; Nodaltm1Rob/Nodal+ (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS8: epiblast Strong Regionally restricted 1C Higher levels of expression broadly distributed in epiblast adjacent to extraembryonic junction.
TS8: primitive endoderm Weak Ubiquitous 1C Low levels of expression throughout visceral endoderm.

Specimen 1D: embryonic day 6.0; Nodaltm1Rob/Nodal+ (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS8: egg cylinder Present Regionally restricted 1D Expression becomes localized to presumptive posterior side.
TS8: primitive endoderm Weak Uniform 1D Low levels of expression throughout visceral enddoderm.
TS8: epiblast Present Regionally restricted 1D Expression in anterior epiblast.

Specimen 1E: embryonic day 6.0; Nodaltm1Rob/Nodal+ (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS8: egg cylinder Present Regionally restricted 1E Expression becomes localized to presumptive posterior side.
TS8: primitive endoderm Weak Uniform 1E Low levels of expression throughout visceral enddoderm.
TS8: epiblast Present Regionally restricted 1E Expression in anterior epiblast.

Specimen 2A (left): embryonic day 7.5; Nodaltm1Rob/Nodal+ (more )
Note: Double labeled: blue - Nodal reporter; brown - Shh (assay MGI:7643430).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS11: primitive streak Present 2A (left) Expression progressively dowregulated in primitive streak.

Specimen 2A (center): embryonic day 7.5; Nodaltm1Rob/Nodal+ (more )
Note: Double labeled: blue - Nodal reporter; brown - Shh (assay MGI:7643430).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS11: primitive streak Present 2A (center) Expression progressively dowregulated in primitive streak.

Specimen 2A (right): embryonic day 7.5; Nodaltm1Rob/Nodal+ (more )
Note: Head fold stage. Double labeled: blue - Nodal reporter; brown - Shh (assay MGI:7643430).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS11: node Present 2A (right) Expression beomes localized to the node in headfold stage embryo.

Specimen 2B: embryonic day 7.0; Nodaltm1Rob/Nodal+ (more )
Note: Late streak stage. Double labeled: blue - Nodal reporter; brown - Shh (assay MGI:7643430).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS10: primitive streak Present Regionally restricted 2B Expression in distal tip of primitive streak during initial stages of node formation.

Specimen 2C: embryonic day 7.5; Nodaltm1Rob/Nodal+ (more )
Note: Head fold stage. Double labeled: blue - Nodal reporter; brown - Shh (assay MGI:7643430).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS11: notochordal plate Present Regionally restricted 2C Expression at periphery of notochordal plate in a domain adjacent to and partially overlapping with Shh expression.

Specimen 2D: embryonic day 7.0; Nodaltm1Rob/Nodal+ (more )
Note: Late streak stage.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS10: embryo mesoderm Present Regionally restricted 2D Expression in notochordal plate.

Specimen 2E: embryonic day 7.5; Nodaltm1Rob/Nodal+ (more )
Note: Presomite stage.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS11: notochordal plate Present 2E

Specimen 3A: embryonic day 8.0; Nodaltm1Rob/Nodal+ (more )
Note: 4-somite stage.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS12: lateral plate mesoderm Present Regionally restricted 3A present / RR Asymmetric expression in lateral plate mesoderm. Expression in band of mesodermal cells on left side of embryo, with rostral limit at position of forming heart.

Specimen 3B: embryonic day 8.0; Nodaltm1Rob/Nodal+ (more )
Note: 4-somite stage.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS12: somatopleure Present Regionally restricted 3B Expression in somatic and splanchnic mesoderm on left side of embryo.
TS12: splanchnopleure Present Regionally restricted 3B Expression in somatic and splanchnic mesoderm on left side of embryo.

Specimen 3C: embryonic day 8.5; Nodaltm1Rob/Nodal+ (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS14: embryo mesoderm Present Regionally restricted 3C Following embryonic turning, expression not detectable in lateral plate mesoderm.
TS14: tail bud Present 3C Expression retained in cells of tail bud

Specimen 3D: embryonic day 9.5; Nodaltm1Rob/Nodal+ (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS15: telencephalon Present Regionally restricted 3D Expression confined to dorsal midline of telencephalon.
TS15: branchial arch Present Regionally restricted 3D Expression in small group of cells between 1st and 2nd branchial arches.

Specimen 6A (left): embryonic day 8.5; Nodaltm1Rob/Nodal+ (more )
Note: 8-12 somite stage.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS13: lateral plate mesoderm Present Regionally restricted 6A (left) Expression on left side.

Specimen 6A (center): embryonic day 8.5; Foxa2tm1Jrt/Foxa2+, Nodaltm1Rob/Nodal+ (more )
Note: 8-12 somite stage.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS13: lateral plate mesoderm Present Regionally restricted 6A (center) Bilateral expression in lateral plate mesoderm.

Specimen 6A (right): embryonic day 8.5; Foxa2tm1Jrt/Foxa2+, Nodaltm1Rob/Nodal+ (more )
Note: 8-12 somite stage.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS13: lateral plate mesoderm Present Regionally restricted 6A (right) Bilateral expression in lateral plate mesoderm.


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