Table 7.

The expression of XNR1 in the lateral plate mesoderm (LPM)following ectopic expression of wild-type or mutant XCR2

XNR1 expression in the LPM
Injection sideNo signalLeft (normal)BilateralRight (invert)Total
pCS-EGFP Left 6% 94% 0% 0% 32 
pCS-EGFP Right 0% 100% 0% 0% 32 
pCS-XCR2 Left 0% 92% 8% 0% 26 
pCS-XCR2 Right 5% 0% 55% 40% 20 
pCS-XCR2 mEGF Left 0% 96% 4% 0% 25 
pCS-XCR2 mEGF Right 3% 97% 0% 0% 33 
pCS-XCR2 mCFC Left 0% 95% 5% 0% 20 
pCS-XCR2 mCFC Right 96% 4% 26 
XNR1 expression in the LPM
Injection sideNo signalLeft (normal)BilateralRight (invert)Total
pCS-EGFP Left 6% 94% 0% 0% 32 
pCS-EGFP Right 0% 100% 0% 0% 32 
pCS-XCR2 Left 0% 92% 8% 0% 26 
pCS-XCR2 Right 5% 0% 55% 40% 20 
pCS-XCR2 mEGF Left 0% 96% 4% 0% 25 
pCS-XCR2 mEGF Right 3% 97% 0% 0% 33 
pCS-XCR2 mCFC Left 0% 95% 5% 0% 20 
pCS-XCR2 mCFC Right 96% 4% 26 

40 pg of plasmids were injected with 0.5 ng of EGFP RNA into the marginal region of one blastomere at the two-cell stage. Embryos were sorted by EGFP fluorescence at stage 20-21, fixed at stage 24-25 and analyzed for XNR1 expression by in situ hybridization.

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