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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:119175 Donner AL, et al., Sox2 and Pou2f1 interact to control lens and olfactory placode development. Dev Biol. 2007 Mar 15;303(2):784-799
Assay type: Immunohistochemistry
MGI Accession ID: MGI:6159122
Gene symbol: Sox2
Gene name: SRY (sex determining region Y)-box 2
Antibody: anti-Sox2
Detection system: Alexa Fluor 488
Results
Specimen 2D: embryonic day 8.5 (more )
Note: 12 somites
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TS13: eye surface ectoderm Absent 2D No expression in presumptive lens ectoderm at 12-somite stage.

Specimen 2E: embryonic day 9.0 (more )
Note: 15 somites
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TS14: lens pre-placode Present 2E Expression detected in presumptive lens ectoderm at 15 somite stage.

Specimen 2F: embryonic day 9.0 (more )
Note: 17 somites
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TS14: lens pre-placode Present 2F Expression maintained in presumptive lens ectoderm through subsequent preplacodal stages.

Specimen 3B,C: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Sox2; red - Pax6 (assay MGI:6159121).
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TS15: lens placode Present 3B , 3C

Specimen 3E,F: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Sox2; red - Pax6 (assay MGI:6159121).
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TS19: lens vesicle Present 3F , 3E Expression throughout placode invagination and lens vesicle formation.

Specimen not shown: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: lens Weak Upon differentiation, expression down-regulated throughout the lens.

Specimen 4B: embryonic day 9.0 (more )
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TS14: olfactory placode Present 4B

Specimen 4E: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
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TS17: nasal pit Present 4E Expression in most cells of nasal pit.

Specimen 4H: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: nasal epithelium Present 4H Expression in early derivatives of nasal placode, including nasal epithelium.

Specimen 4K: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: vomeronasal organ Present 4K Expression in early derivatives of nasal placode, including developing vomeronasal organ.

Specimen 6C: embryonic day 10.5; Pou2f1tm1Shrp/Pou2f1tm1Shrp (more )
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TS17: lens pit Present 6C Authors report normal pattern of expression.

Specimen 6F: embryonic day 10.5; Pax6Sey-Neu/Pax6+ (more )
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TS17: lens pit Present 6F

Specimen 6I: embryonic day 10.5; Pou2f1tm1Shrp/Pou2f1tm1Shrp, Sox2tm1.1Vep/Sox2+ (more )
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TS17: lens pit Present Regionally restricted 6I In mildly affected eyes, authors report a small domain of expression separate from the surface ectoderm, indicating presence of a small lens primordium.

Specimen 6L: embryonic day 10.5; Pou2f1tm1Shrp/Pou2f1tm1Shrp, Sox2tm1.1Vep/Sox2+ (more )
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TS17: eye surface ectoderm Absent 6L In severely affected eyes, no expression in surface ectoderm.

Specimen 6O: embryonic day 10.5; Pax6Sey-Neu/Pax6Sey-Neu (more )
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TS17: optic cup Present Regionally restricted 6O Authors report expression absent from distal optic vesicle.

Specimen 7G: embryonic day 10.5; Pou2f1tm1Shrp/Pou2f1tm1Shrp (more )
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TS17: olfactory placode Present 7G Authors state nasal placodes were induced and expression was normal.

Specimen 7J: embryonic day 10.5; Pax6Sey-Neu/Pax6Sey-Neu (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Sox2; red - E-cadherin (Cdh1 assay MGI:6159125).
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TS17: olfactory placode Absent 7J

Specimen 7K: embryonic day 10.5; Pou2f1tm1Shrp/Pou2f1tm1Shrp, Sox2tm1.1Vep/Sox2+ (more )
Note: Double labeled: green - Sox2; red - E-cadherin (Cdh1 assay MGI:6159125).
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TS17: olfactory placode Absent 7K


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