Table 3.

Gene expression in X-TSK overexpressing embryos

Sample /probeNormalExpanded or ectopicDiminished
X-TSK 250 pg    
Sox9 
Sox2 10 
XK81 
X-TSK 500 pg    
Sox9 
Sox2 
Xslug 14 (73.7%) 
Xbmp4 22 (78.6%) 
Xrx1 17 (60.7%) 
Xotx2 14 35 (71.4%) 
Six3 22 (88.0%) 
X-TSK 1 ng    
Sox9 11 41 (78.8%) 
Xslug 22 (88.0%) 
Sox2 11 44 (80.0%) 
Xbmp4 16 22 (57.9%) 
XK81 26 (78.8%) 
N-tubulin 16 49 (74.2%) 
X-ESR-1 10 22 (57.9%) 
X-delta-1 18 60 (74.1%) 
MyoD 26 
Hairy2A 16 39 (70.9%) 
Msx-1 12 40 (76.2%) 
β-gal 500 pg    
Sox9 14 
Xslug 16 
Sox2 19 
Xbmp4 62 
XK81 15 
Xrx1 37 
Xotx2 14 
Six3 37 
N-tubulin 28 
X-ESR-1 35 
X-delta-1 44 
Hairy2A 38 
Msx-1 39 
X-TSK 1 ng+Su(H)DBM 500 pg    
Sox9 16 (84.9%) 
Xbmp4 16 (69.6%) 
Su(H)DBM 500 pg  Weakly enhanced  
Sox9 15 12 
Su(H)/Ank 500 pg  Weakly enhanced Weakly diminished 
Sox9 11 
Xslug 10 12 
Xbmp4 14 
X-TSK 1 ng+Su(H)/Ank 500 pg    
Sox9 13 28 (68.3%) 
Xslug 32 (88.9%) 
Xbmp4 18 19 (51.3%) 
Sample /probeNormalExpanded or ectopicDiminished
X-TSK 250 pg    
Sox9 
Sox2 10 
XK81 
X-TSK 500 pg    
Sox9 
Sox2 
Xslug 14 (73.7%) 
Xbmp4 22 (78.6%) 
Xrx1 17 (60.7%) 
Xotx2 14 35 (71.4%) 
Six3 22 (88.0%) 
X-TSK 1 ng    
Sox9 11 41 (78.8%) 
Xslug 22 (88.0%) 
Sox2 11 44 (80.0%) 
Xbmp4 16 22 (57.9%) 
XK81 26 (78.8%) 
N-tubulin 16 49 (74.2%) 
X-ESR-1 10 22 (57.9%) 
X-delta-1 18 60 (74.1%) 
MyoD 26 
Hairy2A 16 39 (70.9%) 
Msx-1 12 40 (76.2%) 
β-gal 500 pg    
Sox9 14 
Xslug 16 
Sox2 19 
Xbmp4 62 
XK81 15 
Xrx1 37 
Xotx2 14 
Six3 37 
N-tubulin 28 
X-ESR-1 35 
X-delta-1 44 
Hairy2A 38 
Msx-1 39 
X-TSK 1 ng+Su(H)DBM 500 pg    
Sox9 16 (84.9%) 
Xbmp4 16 (69.6%) 
Su(H)DBM 500 pg  Weakly enhanced  
Sox9 15 12 
Su(H)/Ank 500 pg  Weakly enhanced Weakly diminished 
Sox9 11 
Xslug 10 12 
Xbmp4 14 
X-TSK 1 ng+Su(H)/Ank 500 pg    
Sox9 13 28 (68.3%) 
Xslug 32 (88.9%) 
Xbmp4 18 19 (51.3%) 

X-TSK mRNA (250 pg-1 ng), β-gal mRNA (500 pg), other RNAs or their mixtures were injected into unilateral blastomeres at the four-cell stage. Embryos showing identical effects on the injected side were counted at stage 15.

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