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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:51432 Mallamaci A, et al., EMX2 protein in the developing mouse brain and olfactory area. Mech Dev. 1998 Oct;77(2):165-72
Assay type: Immunohistochemistry
MGI Accession ID: MGI:5648402
Gene symbol: Emx2
Gene name: empty spiracles homeobox 2
Antibody: Anti-Emx2
Detection system: Biotinylated secondary antibody/[Strept]avidin coupled to horseradish peroxidase
Results
Specimen 1a: embryonic day 12.0 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: cerebral cortex Present Graded 1a Expression restricted mainly to telencephallic neuroepithelium. Distribution is graded along anterior-posterior axis, with a caudal-medial maximum and rostral-lateral minimum.
TS20: cerebral cortex marginal layer Present Scattered 1a Intense expression in a few scattered cells in the marginal-most part of the cerebral wall, more abundant at its caudal pole

Specimen 1b: embryonic day 15.0 (more )
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TS23: cerebral cortex Present Graded 1b Distribution of expression in telencephallic neuroepithelium is graded along anterior-posterior axis, with a caudal-medial maximum and rostral-lateral minimum.
TS23: cerebral cortex ventricular layer Present 1b Expression mainly confined to ventricular zone. Expression in ventricular neuroepithelium.
TS23: cerebral cortex marginal layer Present Regionally restricted 1b Expression in scattered cells in marginal layer. Expression still abundant in cells in marginal-most part of cerebral wall. Faint expression in marginal-most part of the forming cortical plate.
TS23: cortical plate Absent 1b Expression absent in transitional field, subplate and cortical plate.
TS23: cortical subplate Absent 1b Expression absent in transitional field, subplate and cortical plate.
TS23: hippocampus Present 1b Expression in hippocampal anlage.
TS23: telencephalon Strong Regionally restricted 1b Intense expression in numerous cells underneath the pia, in area of secondary proliferative zone for dentate gyrus.

Specimen 1c: embryonic day 18.0 (more )
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TS26: occipital cortex Present Regionally restricted 1c Expression in parieto-occipital cerebral cortex.
TS26: parietal cortex Present Regionally restricted 1c Expression in parieto-occipital cerebral cortex.
TS26: cerebral cortex ventricular zone Present Graded 1c Expression mainly confined to ventricular zone. Higher expression in single ventricular zones in the caudal-medial than in rostral-lateral telencephalon.
TS26: cerebral cortex marginal zone Present Scattered 1c Expression in scattered cells at outer border of marginal layer.
TS26: neocortex Present Regionally restricted 1c Expression in outer part of neocortical layer I, in an immediately subpial position.

Specimen 1d: embryonic day 15.0 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: cerebral cortex marginal layer Present Regionally restricted 1d Expression restricted to scattered cells in outer marginal layer
TS23: cortical plate Present Regionally restricted 1d Expression specifically localized in proximal pieces of apical dendrite of outer cortical plate neurons.

Specimen 1d': embryonic day 15.0 (more )
Note: Double labeled: brown - Emx2; black - Gap43 (assay MGI:5648404)
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: cerebral cortex marginal layer Present Regionally restricted 1d' Expression restricted to scattered cells in outer marginal layer
TS23: cortical plate Present Regionally restricted 1d' Expression specifically localized in proximal pieces of apical dendrite of outer cortical plate neurons.

Specimen 1e: embryonic day 18.0 (more )
Note: Double labeled: brown - Emx2; black - Calb2 (assay MGI:5648406)
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TS26: cerebral cortex marginal zone Present Regionally restricted 1e Expression in presumptive Cajal-Retzius cells.

Specimen 1f: embryonic day 18.0 (more )
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TS26: cerebral cortex Present Regionally restricted 1f Distribution of expression in telecephallic neuroepithelium is graded along medial-lateral axis, with a caudal-medial maximum and rostral-lateral minimum.
TS26: amygdala Present Regionally restricted 1f Expression in medial part of nuclear complex of amygdala.

Specimen 1g: embryonic day 15.0 (more )
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TS23: main olfactory bulb Present Regionally restricted 1g Abundant expression in mitral layer of accessory olfactory bulb. Expression in numerous cells in the subependymal layer; subependymal domain stops at boundary between bulbar and retrobulbar zones. Low level of expression in proliferative layer.

Specimen 1h: embryonic day 18.0 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS26: hippocampus region Present Regionally restricted 1h Expression in primary neuroepithelium as well as in dentate gyrus anlage.
TS26: hippocampus ventricular layer Present 1h
TS26: dentate gyrus Present 1h Abundant expression in coalescing dentate gyrus.

Specimen 1i: postnatal day 5 (more )
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TS28: dentate gyrus Present 1i Persistent expression in dentate gyrus.
TS28: dentate gyrus molecular layer Strong Scattered 1i Intense expression in single cells in the marginal-most part of both area dentata outer molecular layer.
TS28: hippocampus region Present Regionally restricted 1i Expression in the hilar region between dentate gyrus and hippocampus proper.
TS28: hippocampus Present Scattered 1i Expression in scattered cells in the region of the hippocampus. Authors report that level of expression in ventricular neuroepithelium decayed quickly after birth
TS28: hippocampus molecular layer Strong Single cells 1i Intense expression in single cells in hippocampal stratum lacunosum-moleculare.
TS28: hippocampus stratum lacunosum Strong Single cells 1i Intense expression in single cells in hippocampal stratum lacunosum-moleculare.
TS28: telencephalon Present Regionally restricted 1i

Specimen 2a: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
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TS15: future midbrain Present Regionally restricted 2a Expression in a few marginally located cells in the ventral mesencephalon.

Specimen 2b: embryonic day 18.0 (more )
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TS26: midbrain tegmentum Present Regionally restricted 2b Expression in ventral midbrain in a group of cells in medial part of developing tegmentum.

Specimen 2c: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: diencephalon Strong Regionally restricted 2c Intense expression in the mammillary area.
TS20: midbrain Present Regionally restricted 2c Enlarged expression domain, extended rostro-caudally along almost all of midbrain.
TS20: midbrain roof plate Present Regionally restricted 2c Expression in a cohort of cells located in an intermediate position between ventricular and marginal edges of dorsal mesencephalic wall. Expression in a row of cells throughout the entire developing tectum.

Specimen 2d: embryonic day 18.0 (more )
Note: Double labeled: dark brown - Emx2; light blue - Calb1 (assay MGI:5648407)
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TS26: tectum Present Scattered 2d Expression detected in three deeper longitudinal stripes. Expression in scattered cells located in all 3 presumptive strata grisea of the tectum.

Specimen 3a: embryonic day 9.0 (more )
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TS14: olfactory placode Present 3a
TS14: head mesenchyme Present Regionally restricted 3a Expression detected in scattered cells located in mesenchyme between olfactory pit and telencephalic vesicle.

Specimen 3b: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
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TS17: nasal pit Present 3b
TS17: olfactory epithelium Present 3b Expression in olfactory epithelium.
TS17: head mesenchyme Present Regionally restricted 3b
TS17: telencephalon Present Regionally restricted 3b

Specimen 3c: embryonic day 12.0 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: head mesenchyme Present Regionally restricted 3c Expression detected in scattered cells located in mesenchyme between olfactory pit and telencephalic vesicle.
TS20: telencephalon Present Regionally restricted 3c Expression in two rows of cells on both sides of boundary between mesenchyme and telencephalic walls, along both alar and basal surfaces of telencephalic vesicle.

Specimen 3d: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: olfactory epithelium Present 3d Expression in precursors of both main olfactory epithelium and vomeronasal organ, just budding off enlarging nasal cavity.
TS20: vomeronasal organ epithelium Present 3d Expression in precursors of both main olfactory epithelium and vomeronasal organ, just budding off enlarging nasal cavity.
TS20: head mesenchyme Present Regionally restricted 3d Expression in scattered cells in mesenchyme between main olfactory epithelium and vomeronasal organ.

Specimen 3e: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: olfactory epithelium Present Regionally restricted 3e Expression in main olfactory epithelium restricted to nuclei located in the outer half of epithelium, possibly basal cells (olfactory epithelium stem cells) and young sensory neurons. No expression in mature neurons located in luminal half of epithelium.

Specimen E8.5 not shown: embryonic day 8.5 (more )
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TS13: head Present Regionally restricted Expression in anterior headfold, more intense laterally than medially.

Specimen E9.5 not shown: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
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TS15: diencephalon Present Regionally restricted Expression in the mammillary area.

Specimen E10 not shown: embryonic day 10.0 (more )
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TS16: telencephalon Present Regionally restricted Expression in presumptive cerebral cortex, throughout entire width of telencephalic wall, more abundant dorso-caudally than ventro-rostrally. Almost undetectable in developing ganglionic eminence.

Specimen E12.5 not shown: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: hindbrain Present Regionally restricted Expression only a few scattered cells in the first rhombomere.

Specimen E15 not shown: embryonic day 15.0 (more )
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TS23: telencephalon Present Regionally restricted Expression in numerous cells in the area of basal telencephalon.

Specimen E16.5 not shown: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: vomeronasal organ Present

Specimen E18 not shown: embryonic day 18.0 (more )
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TS26: main olfactory bulb Present Regionally restricted Expression in presumptive interneurons and glial cells of the internal granular layer.

Specimen postnatal not shown: postnatal (more )
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TS28: main olfactory bulb external plexiform layer Present
TS28: mammillary body Present Expression in the mammillary area and tegmentum persistent after birth.
TS28: midbrain tegmentum Present Expression in the mammillary area and tegmentum persistent after birth.


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