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Fig. S2. nek2 is expressed in many tissues involved in LR patterning. (A) nek2 is expressed ubiquitously in early stage embryos, but at higher levels in the tissues with more rapidly dividing cells (the animal pole). nek2 is expressed in the LRO (st. 16-17), the mediolateral midline (st. 21 & st. 27) and the lateral plate mesoderm (st.21). (B) Neither knockdown nor overexpression of Nek2 affect mesoderm specification during gastrulation, suggesting that the LRO cilia defect does not arise from an improper specification of superficial mesoderm.

Image published in: Endicott SJ et al. (2015)

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GeneSynonymsSpeciesStage(s)Tissue
nek2nek2aX. tropicalisThroughout NF stage 10.5whole organism
nek2nek2aX. tropicalisThroughout NF stage 17gastrocoel roof plate
neural plate
neural plate border
nek2nek2aX. tropicalisThroughout NF stage 21lateral plate mesoderm
head
optic vesicle
otic placode
nek2nek2aX. tropicalisThroughout NF stage 27mesoderm
lateral plate mesoderm
pronephric mesenchyme
tail bud
pharyngeal arch
head
brain
otic vesicle
spinal cord
nek2nek2aX. tropicalisThroughout NF stage 3 (4-cell)
nek2nek2aX. tropicalisSometime during NF stage 8 to NF stage 9animal pole

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