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Figure 3. Expression of Xenopus laevis Coxsackievirus and Adenovirus Receptors (xCAR) mRNA in embryonic and tadpole stages. A: Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) of xCAR1 and xCAR2 in mRNA extracted from whole embryos at the developmental stages indicated. xCAR1 is expressed from gastrulation onward, while xCAR2 is expressed both maternally and zygotically. B: RT-PCR of xCAR1 and xCAR2 in mRNA extracted from stage 54-56 tadpole tissues. M, muscle; Li, Liver; H, head; S skin. C-H: Whole-mount in situ hybridizations. C,D show no probe controls at stage 25 and 31; E,F show xCAR1 at stage 25 and 31; G,H show xCAR2 at stage 25 and 31. White arrowheads in G and H indicate expression of xCAR2 in dorsal tail bud and in pronephros and nephric duct, which are greater than seen for xCAR1. Image published in: Dutton JR et al. (2009) Copyright © 2009. Image reproduced with permission of the Publisher, John Wiley & Sons. Gene Synonyms Species Stage(s) Tissue cxadr.L xCAR, xCAR2 X. laevis Throughout NF stage 31 pronephric kidney pronephric tubule eye tail bud foregut liver primordium whole organism ventral cxadr.L xCAR, xCAR2 X. laevis Throughout NF stage 25 tail bud whole organism neural tube vsig8.L xCAR1 X. laevis Throughout NF stage 25 whole organism vsig8.L xCAR1 X. laevis Throughout NF stage 31 whole organism ventral post-anal gut Image source: Published Larger Image Printer Friendly View

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