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Figure 2. Developmental expression of Xenopus Sox9 in the neural crest lineage (A) By in situ hybridization, at the end of gastrulation Sox9 is detected in neural crest progenitors (nc) at the lateral edge of the neural plate (np), and in the presumptive otic placode (op). Dorsal view, anterior to left. (B) At the tailbud stage Sox9 is detected in the four streams of cranial neural crest migrating towards the pharyngeal arches, the mandibular (ma), hyoid (hy), anterior branchial (ab) and posterior branchial (pb) neural crest. Other domains of expression include the developing eye (ey) and the otic vesicle (ov). Lateral view, anterior to left, dorsal to top. (C) Sox9 expression in the head region of a stage 35 embryo (Nieuwkoop and Faber, 1967). Lateral view, anterior to left, dorsal to top. The black lines indicate the level of the sections shown in the subsequent panels. (D–E) Sections showing Sox9 expression in the mesenchyme of the pharyngeal arches. (F) Diagram of a stage 40 embryo, after Nieuwkoop and Faber (1967). Lateral view, anterior to left, dorsal to top. The red lines indicate the level of the sections shown in the subsequent panels. (G–H) Sox9 is detected in all differentiating cartilage elements, including the palatoquadrate (pq), ceratobranchial (cb), ceratohyal (ce) and Meckel's cartilage (not shown). br, brain; he, heart; ph, pharynx; st, future stomodeum.

Image published in: Lee YH and Saint-Jeannet JP (2011)

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GeneSynonymsSpeciesStage(s)Tissue
sox9.Lcmd1, cmpd1, sox-9, sox9-a, sox9-b, sra1X. laevisSometime during NF stage 17 to NF stage 18neural plate border
neural crest
premigratory neural crest cell
otic placode
neuroectoderm
sox9.Lcmd1, cmpd1, sox-9, sox9-a, sox9-b, sra1X. laevisThroughout NF stage 28otic vesicle
brain
eye
cranial neural crest
mandibular crest
hyoid crest
anterior branchial crest
posterior branchial crest
sox9.Lcmd1, cmpd1, sox-9, sox9-a, sox9-b, sra1X. laevisThroughout NF stage 35 and 36pharyngeal mesenchyme
pharyngeal arch
mandibular arch
hyoid arch
branchial arch
cartilage element
palatoquadrate
ceratobranchial I
ceratohyal
Meckel's cartilage
ceratobranchial II
ceratobranchial III
ceratobranchial IV

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