Type III Collagen – MGI gene detail Description: Col III is expressed along the AP axis in the nasal and oral mesenchyme at E12.5 and then it is restricted to the oral mesenchyme from E13.5. Source: Immunostaining. Unpublished data from Chai’s lab….Continue Reading Col III gene expression
Category: Nasal region
Dlx5 gene expression
Dlx5 (Distal-less homeobox 5) – MGI gene detail Description: Dlx5 is expressed in the nasal mesenchyme along the AP axis of the E13.5 palatal shelf. Source: Han et al., 2009 Indirect modulation of Shh signaling by Dlx5 affects the oral-nasal patterning of palate and rescues cleft palate in Msx1-null mice. Development 136(24):4225-33….Continue Reading Dlx5 gene expression
Fgfr2 gene expression
Fgfr2 (Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2) – MGI gene detail Description: Fgfr2 is expressed in the palatal epithelium along the AP axis throughout development, including the oral and nasal epithelia and in the MEE. It is also expressed in the nasal mesenchyme at E13.5 only in the posterior region of the palatal shelf. Source: Snyder-Warwick et…Continue Reading Fgfr2 gene expression
Fgf7 gene expression
Fgf7 (Fibroblast growth factor 7) – MGI gene detail Description: At E12.5 and E13.5, Fgf7 is expressed in the mesenchyme along the AP axis and it is restricted to the nasal side. At E14.5, Fgf7 is expressed along the AP and ON axes of the palate. Sources: Han et al., 2009 Indirect modulation of Shh signaling by…Continue Reading Fgf7 gene expression
Msx1 gene expression
Msx1 (Msh homeobox 1) – MGI gene detail Description: Msx1 is expressed in the mesenchyme of the anterior region of the developing palate, on both nasal and oral sides. Sources:Zhang et al. (2002) Rescue of cleft palate in Msx1-deficient mice by transgenic Bmp4 reveals a network of BMP and Shh signaling in the regulation of mammalian…Continue Reading Msx1 gene expression
P-SMAD1/5/8
Phospho-SMAD 1/5/8 – MGI gene detail for Smad1, 5, 8 Description: Activation of BMP signaling is observed in the nasal mesenchyme of the palatal shelves at E13.5 and E14.5 along the AP axis. A few P-SMAD1/5/8-positive cells in the oral and nasal epithelia are also detectable (not depicted here). Source: Han et al. (2009) Indirect modulation…Continue Reading P-SMAD1/5/8
Shox2 gene expression
Shox2 (Short stature homeobox gene 2) – MGI gene detail Description: Shox2 is expressed in the mesenchyme of the anterior region of the developing palate, on both nasal and oral sides. Source: Yu et al. (2005) Shox2-deficient mice exhibit a rare type of incomplete clefting of the secondary palate. Development 132(19): 4397-406….Continue Reading Shox2 gene expression
Tgfbr2 gene expression
Tgfbr2 (TGF-Beta receptor 2) – MGI gene detail Description: Tgfbr2 is expressed in both epithelium and mesenchyme along the oral-nasal and anterior-posterior axes at E13.5. Data at other stages is not available. Source: Radioactive in situ hybridization. Unpublished data from Chai’s lab….Continue Reading Tgfbr2 gene expression