Fig. 6. Both BMP ligands are required for nuclear SMAD responses. Confocal
projections of stage 6/7 embryos stained for Medea (A,A',C,C') or PMAD
(B,B',D,D'), dorsolateral views except C',D' are dorsal. Mutants at left
(A-D), with gain-matched wild-type (WT) controls at right (A'-D'). For each
mutant-WT pair (e.g. A and A'), contrast was manipulated coordinately;
contrast and confocal gain differ between different pairs. (A,B) In
dppH46 embryos, neither Medea nor PMAD is detectable in
nuclei in any region. (C) In scws12 embryos, Medea does
not accumulate in nuclei, although apical staining is slightly more intense in
approximately the dorsal 40% of the embryo. (D) PMAD levels are at background
in somatic cells of scws12 mutants. Anterior is
leftwards.