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Table 1 Regions of Wnt pathway gene expression in the embryonic chick forebrain

From: Complex and dynamic patterns of Wnt pathway gene expression in the developing chick forebrain

 

Pallium

PSB

Subpallium

Hypothalamus

Prethalamus

ZLI

Epithalamus

Epiphysis

Thalamus

Pretectum

Basal diencephalon

DMB

Wnt1

HH19: dorsal

-

-

-

-

-

Dorsal

-

-

Dorsal only

-

-

Wnt2B

HH19: dorsal

-

-

Posterior end

-

+

++

++

Wedge

Dorsal only

Anterior end

-

Wnt3

-

-

-

-

-

+

Posterior

-

Wedge

Dorsal only

-

-

Wnt3A

-

-

-

-

-

+

Posterior

-

Wedge

Dorsal only

-

-

Wnt4

-

-

-

-

-

+

++

-

Broad wedge

Early stages

-

-

Wnt5A

Diffuse

+/-

Anterior

+/-

+

Flanking

+

+

+

Ventral only

HH17: vZLI

-

Wnt5B

+

+

Around bos

-

++

Flanking

Weak

-

Mostly weak

Weak

-

Weak

Wnt6

-

-

-

-

-

-

Dorsal

++

-

Dorsal only

-

-

Wnt7A

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Ventropost.

Posterior

Ventral

Wnt7B

Dorsal

Posterior

Posterior

Posteriolat.

++

Flanking

+

-

+

Ventral

+/-

-

Wnt8B

Dorsal

-

-

Posterior end

-

++

+

-

-

-

Anterior

-

Wnt9A

Dorsal

-

-

-

-

+

Punctate

+/-

Punctate

Dorsal only

+

-

Fz1

AP gradient

++

+

++

+

-

Dorsoanterior

++

Ventropost.

Ventral

Posterior

Downreg.

Fz2

AP gradient

+

+

Posterior

Partly

Weak?

Dorsal

++

Ventropost.

Ventral

Patches

Downreg.

Fz4

+

+

+

Posterior

++

+/-

Spot

+/-

Weak

-

Weak

+

Fz7

+

+/-

+

++

Partly

++

+

+

Weak

Ventral

++

Downreg.

Fz8

++

++

++

Ventroant.

-

-

-

-

Weak?

Weak?

-

-

Fz9

+

+

+

+

+

Flanking

++

+

Wedge

Ventral

+

Downreg.

Fz10

-

-

-

-

-

Flanking

+

-

Wedge

Dorsal

-

+/-

Sfrp1

++

+

Posterior

Posterior

Anterior

-

Anterior

-

-

Ventropost.

Posterior

Ventral only

Sfrp2

Along border

++

Diffuse

++

++

Flanking

Weak post.

-

+

++

+

++

Sfrp3

+

++

+

+/-

+

+

Weak

-

Wedge

Weak

++

++

Axin1

-

-

-

-

-

+

+

-

+

Dorsal only

-

-

Axin2

HH19: weak

HH19: weak

HH19: weak

HH19: weak

HH19: weak

+

+

-

+

Dorsal

HH19: weak

+

Idax

-

Weak, diffuse

Around bos

+/-

+

+

Dorsoanterior

-

Anterior only

-

+/-

Weak

Lef1

AP gradient

+/-

+/-

Late

+

+

+

?

+

+

+/-

Weak

Tcf1

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Tcf3

+ Excl. dors.

++

++

Anterior

+

-

-

-

Ventropost.

+

-

+

Tcf4

HH19: weak

Diffuse

Anterior

++

HH19: +

Flanking

+

+/-

++

++

-

-

Ctbp1

Weak

+/-

Weak

Weak

Weak

++

Dorsal

-

Stronger ant.

++

+

++

Ctbp2

+

+/-

+/-

+/-

Weak

Flanking

+

+/-

AP gradient

+

+/-

Flanking

Drapc

Dorsal

-

-

-

-

++

Dorsal

-

-

-

Weak

-

Axud1

+/-

+/-

+/-

+/-

+/-

+

Dorsal

-

Weak

Ventral

+/-

+

  1. Abbreviations: ant., anterior; AP, anteroposterior; bos, base of optic stalk; DMB, diencephalon-midbrain boundary; dors., dorsal; downreg., downregulated; excl., excluding; HH, Hamburger and Hamilton; post., posterior; posteriolat., posteriolateral; PSB, pallium-subpallium boundary; ventroant., ventroanterior; ventropost., ventroposterior; vZLI, ventral extension of the ZLI in the basal plate; ZLI, zona limitans intrathalamica