Fig. 1. Spatiotemporal expression of podocyte genes. (A-Aâ²) Schematics depicting the glomus (black) in whole Xenopus embryos (A) and in transverse section at low (Aâ²) and high (Aâ²) magnification at stage 35. (B-Jâ²) In situ hybridization of podocyte transcription factors wt1 (B-Bâ²), foxc2 (C-Câ²), tcf21 (D-Dâ²), mafb (E-Eâ²) and lmx1b (F-Fâ²) and of markers of podocyte differentiation kirrel (G-Gâ²), nphs1 (H-Hâ²), ptpru (I-Iâ²) and nphs2 (J-Jâ²) at stage 35 in whole-mounts (B-J) and transverse sections (Bâ²-Jâ²). (K) Temporal profile of podocyte gene expression in the glomus. en, endoderm; g, pronephric glomus; lpm, lateral plate mesoderm; no, notochord; nt, neural tube; so, somites; t, pronephric tubules.