Figure 5
From: Semaphorin-6A controls guidance of corticospinal tract axons at multiple choice points
Expression of Sema6A, PlxnA2 and PlxnA4 in motor cortex. In situ hybridization at P4 reveals laminar and areal-specific expression of Sema6A, PlxnA2 and PlxnA4. (a-f) Rostral sections including the motor cortex are shown at low magnification (a, c, e) and at higher magnification (b, d, f). Within primary somatosensory cortex (S1), Sema6A is expressed strongly in layer IV (a, b), while PlxnA2 is expressed strongest in infragranular layers (but also in upper layers (c, d)) and PlxnA4 is expressed strongest in supragranular layers (e, f). In primary motor cortex (M1), Sema6A is expressed in layer IV and upper layer V. PlxnA2 and PlxnA4 are both expressed throughout layer V. PlxnA2 is also expressed in layers I, IV and VI of M1 and PlxnA4 in all layers except layer VI. M2, secondary motor cortex; Cg, cingulate cortex. Scale bar in (e) is 200 μm and is for (a, c, e); scale bar in (f) is 100 μm and is for (b, d, f).