Fig. 2. Tissue distribution of T protein in limb bud stage chick and mouse embryos.
(A) Western analysis of T protein in dissected tissues using affinity-purified
polyclonal antibody. T protein (47 kDa band) was detected in chick wing (W)
and leg (L) buds and in somites (So) at stages (st) 18 and 20, as well as in
wild-type (wt) E10 mouse forelimb (FL) and hindlimb (HL) buds. No T protein
band was detected in head or trunk (including forelimb buds) from
T-/- mouse embryos (negative control). Chick or mouse
tailbud protein was loaded as a positive control. A ubiquitous 100 kDa protein
was recognized by affinity-purified T antibody in every tissue evaluated.
Protein loading was assessed by reprobing blots with
-tubulin antibody
(bottom). (B) Immunohistochemical detection of T protein in transverse
hindlimb section of E10.5 mouse embryo, showing expression in notochord (no)
somitic dermomyotome (so) and limb mesoderm subjacent to AER. Affinity
purified antibody was exhaustively pre-adsorbed against 100 kDa proteins prior
to use. d, dorsal; v, ventral.