Fig. 2. (A) Section of a stage 40 transgenic Xenopus laevis embryo
carrying Xrx1A-GFP construct 1 (see
Fig. 3) and displaying GFP
fluorescence in photoreceptor cells. (B) High magnification of a section
through an eye of a stage 40 transgenic tadpole shows fluorescence in the
photoreceptor layer. (C) The same section stained using antibodies against
rhodopsin. (D) Overlap of B and C, demonstrating that the rhodopsin-positive
rods (yellow cells) express GFP. However, some rhodopsin-negative cells also
express GFP (arrowhead). (E) Additional staining with Topro-3 visualizes other
retinal cells. (F) High magnification of a section through an eye of stage 40
transgenic tadpole displays fluorescence in the photoreceptor layer. (G)
Staining of the same section with antibodies against calbindin, a marker of
cone cells. (H) Overlap of F and G, demonstrating expression of GFP in cone
cells (yellow cells). (I) Additional staining of the same section with Topro-3
visualizing other retinal cells.