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Fig. 4. Spatial expression pattern of XNTEF-1 and XDTEF-1 genes in developing embryos. Whole mount in situ hybridization was performed on embryos at various developmental stages to determine the expression pattern of XNTEF-1 (A-G) and XDTEF-1 (H-N) genes. (A) In stage 17 embryo, XNTEF-1 mRNA is localized in the anterior region of the neural plate covering the eye field (arrowhead). (B) In stage 23 embryo, the expression is found in the eye (ey) and the trunk somites (s). (C) In stage 27 embryo, XNTEF-1 is strongly expressed in the brain (br), the eye (ey) and the trunk somites (s). Black line indicates the position of the section shown in (E). (D) In stage 37 embryo, XNTEF-1 is expressed in the brain, the head mesenchyme, the branchial arches (ba) and the otic vesicle (ov). There is also a widespread expression in the trunk and the posterior region. Black lines indicate the position of the sections shown in (F,G). (E) Transverse section of stage 27 embryo showing XNTEF1 expression in the ventricular zone of the midbrain (mb) and in the eye (ey). (F) Transverse section in the anterior region of stage 37 embryo showed expression in the eye (ey) and in the embryonic heart (h). (G) In transverse section of stage 37 embryo, the staining is present in the hindbrain (hb) and the otic vesicle (ov) but absent from notochord (n). (H) In stage 17 embryo, XDTEF-1 is expressed in midbrain (arrowhead) and paraxial domain (arrow). (I) In stage 27 embryo, the expression is detected in the midbrain and hindbrain regions (arrowheads), the eye (ey), the posterior somites and the presomitic mesoderm (psm). (J) In stage 33 embryo, the staining marks predominantly the forebrain (fb), the eye, the branchial arches (ba), the otic vesicle (ov) and the posterior somites (s). Black line indicates the position of the section shown in (L). (K) In stage 37 embryo, XDTEF-1 expression is found in the brain, head mesenchyme, otic vesicle (ov), trunk and posterior regions. Black lines indicate the position of the sections shown in (M,N). (L) Transverse section in the head region of stage 33 embryo showed expression in the hindbrain (hb), the otic vesicle (ov) and the branchial arches (ba). (M) Transverse section in the anterior region of stage 37 embryo showed expression in eye (ey), branchial arches (ba) and embryonic heart (h). (N) Transverse section in posterior region of stage 37 embryo showed expression in the somites (s).

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GeneSynonymsSpeciesStage(s)Tissue
tead1.Stef-1, xlNTEF-1, XNTEF-1, xtead1X. laevisThroughout NF stage 17eye primordium
anterior placodal area
anterior
neural plate
neuroectoderm
presumptive paraxial mesoderm
tead4.Stead2, xdtef-1, xlDTEF-1X. laevisThroughout NF stage 17neural plate
anterior placodal area
presumptive midbrain-hindbrain boundary
presumptive paraxial mesoderm
tead1.Stef-1, xlNTEF-1, XNTEF-1, xtead1X. laevisThroughout NF stage 23eye
somite
trunk somite
paraxial mesoderm
neuroectoderm
tead1.Stef-1, xlNTEF-1, XNTEF-1, xtead1X. laevisThroughout NF stage 27eye
somite
trunk somite
brain
forebrain
midbrain
hindbrain
anterior neural tube
tead4.Stead2, xdtef-1, xlDTEF-1X. laevisThroughout NF stage 27eye
paraxial mesoderm
trunk somite
midbrain
hindbrain
tead4.Stead2, xdtef-1, xlDTEF-1X. laevisThroughout NF stage 33 and 34eye
somite
brain
hindbrain
pharyngeal arch
mandibular arch
hyoid arch
branchial arch
presomitic mesoderm
posterior
trunk somite
forebrain
otic vesicle
tead1.Stef-1, xlNTEF-1, XNTEF-1, xtead1X. laevisThroughout NF stage 37 and 38eye
somite
head region
mesenchyme
brain
forebrain
midbrain
hindbrain
neural tube
posterior neural tube
anterior neural tube
presomitic mesoderm
tail region
dorsal fin
tead4.Stead2, xdtef-1, xlDTEF-1X. laevisThroughout NF stage 37 and 38brain
heart
eye
somite
heart primordium
otic vesicle
tail tip
tail region
tail somite
pharyngeal arch
mandibular arch
hyoid arch
branchial arch
head region
mesenchyme
hindbrain

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