Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: Mesenchymal Meis2 controls whisker development independently from trigeminal sensory innervation
doi: 10.1101/2024.08.13.607774
Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) Triple immunostaining of 100-μm sections shows absence of trigeminal nerve projections (Tuj1+, TrkA+) and normal WF (Sox9+) in Neurog1 −/− mice. Arrows in black and white images show examples of invagination of whisker placodes labeled by Sox9 antibody. Scale bar: 500 μm. (B) Whole-mount immunostaining of WFs with SOX9 and EDAR antibodies showing normal WF morphology and patterning in mutants at E12.5 (top) and 13.5 (bottom). Scale bars: 300 μm. (C) EDAR staining of 10-μm sections at E12.5 showing normal initiation of placode formation in Neurog1 mutants. Scale bar: 150 μm. (D) micro-CT images reveal normally developed whiskers (top) at E17.5 in mutants while TGs are lacking (bottom, arrows).
Article Snippet: Primary antibodies used: Sox9 (Merck Sigma, AB5535), TrkA (R&D Systems, AF1056), Meis2 (GeneScript, custom), Tuj1 (R&D Systems, MAB1195), EDAR (R&D Systems, AF745), Lef1 (Cell Signaling, C12A5), β-galactosidase (Abcam, ab9361), Sox2 (R&D Systems, MAB2018), Foxd1 (Abcam, AB129324).
Techniques: Triple Immunostaining, Whisker Assay, Labeling, Immunostaining, Staining, Micro-CT